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"Det är viktigt att tänka på att det är komplicerat" - En kvalitativ studie om teckenekonomi på ungdomshem

Engqvist, Carolina LU and Nilsson, Maja LU (2014) SOPA63 20132
School of Social Work
Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine how token economy is used in six different residential care for youths, what attitude staff members have towards the method and if there is space for the staff members to make their own assessments. The study was based on qualitative methods and consisted of semi-structured interviews with eight staff members from six different facilities. The results showed that token economy could be structured in many ways, within certain limits. There should be clear rules and criteria within token economy, but we concluded that there was room for the staff to make their own assessments of these rules. This made the usage of the method complex. The staff members could influence both the environment at the youth... (More)
The aim of this study was to examine how token economy is used in six different residential care for youths, what attitude staff members have towards the method and if there is space for the staff members to make their own assessments. The study was based on qualitative methods and consisted of semi-structured interviews with eight staff members from six different facilities. The results showed that token economy could be structured in many ways, within certain limits. There should be clear rules and criteria within token economy, but we concluded that there was room for the staff to make their own assessments of these rules. This made the usage of the method complex. The staff members could influence both the environment at the youth residential care, and the existing relationships between the staff members and the young people living at the facilities. (Less)
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author
Engqvist, Carolina LU and Nilsson, Maja LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOPA63 20132
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Own assessments, Youth residential care, Token economy
language
Swedish
id
4255450
date added to LUP
2014-01-28 16:36:14
date last changed
2014-01-28 16:36:14
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  abstract     = {{The aim of this study was to examine how token economy is used in six different residential care for youths, what attitude staff members have towards the method and if there is space for the staff members to make their own assessments. The study was based on qualitative methods and consisted of semi-structured interviews with eight staff members from six different facilities. The results showed that token economy could be structured in many ways, within certain limits. There should be clear rules and criteria within token economy, but we concluded that there was room for the staff to make their own assessments of these rules. This made the usage of the method complex. The staff members could influence both the environment at the youth residential care, and the existing relationships between the staff members and the young people living at the facilities.}},
  author       = {{Engqvist, Carolina and Nilsson, Maja}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{"Det är viktigt att tänka på att det är komplicerat" - En kvalitativ studie om teckenekonomi på ungdomshem}},
  year         = {{2014}},
}