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Mellan kontroll och stöd - Om socialarbetares drogförebyggande arbete bland ungdomar

Abassifar, Samira LU and Eriksson, Joanna LU (2012) SOPA63 20121
School of Social Work
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore how social workers drug preventive work among youths is formed and how professionals talk about and what conceptions they have about drug using youths.
Our focus has been on drug preventive work on youths between the ages of 12-25. We have chosen this age limit since the professionals daily work is with youths between this age span. To answer our studies questions we have made a qualitative study containing six semi-structured interviews with professionals who have insight and experience in drug prevention work. The professionals in our study are anonymous. Our empirical material have been analysed from two theories - social constructivism and labelling theory.
Our uttermost conclusion is that... (More)
The purpose of this study was to explore how social workers drug preventive work among youths is formed and how professionals talk about and what conceptions they have about drug using youths.
Our focus has been on drug preventive work on youths between the ages of 12-25. We have chosen this age limit since the professionals daily work is with youths between this age span. To answer our studies questions we have made a qualitative study containing six semi-structured interviews with professionals who have insight and experience in drug prevention work. The professionals in our study are anonymous. Our empirical material have been analysed from two theories - social constructivism and labelling theory.
Our uttermost conclusion is that the professionals we have interviewed have a united and mutual view on what drug prevention work includes and how it should be practiced. The social workers also have had mutual thoughts on how the Swedish drug legislasion involves difficulties in the drug prevention work with youths. (Less)
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author
Abassifar, Samira LU and Eriksson, Joanna LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOPA63 20121
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
drug prevention, youths, social worker
language
Swedish
id
2760473
date added to LUP
2012-06-11 16:28:35
date last changed
2012-06-11 16:28:35
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  abstract     = {{The purpose of this study was to explore how social workers drug preventive work among youths is formed and how professionals talk about and what conceptions they have about drug using youths.
Our focus has been on drug preventive work on youths between the ages of 12-25. We have chosen this age limit since the professionals daily work is with youths between this age span. To answer our studies questions we have made a qualitative study containing six semi-structured interviews with professionals who have insight and experience in drug prevention work. The professionals in our study are anonymous. Our empirical material have been analysed from two theories - social constructivism and labelling theory. 
Our uttermost conclusion is that the professionals we have interviewed have a united and mutual view on what drug prevention work includes and how it should be practiced. The social workers also have had mutual thoughts on how the Swedish drug legislasion involves difficulties in the drug prevention work with youths.}},
  author       = {{Abassifar, Samira and Eriksson, Joanna}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Mellan kontroll och stöd - Om socialarbetares drogförebyggande arbete bland ungdomar}},
  year         = {{2012}},
}