När det professionella omdömet inte överensstämmer med lagen - Kuratorers förhållningssätt till anmälningsskyldighet på ungdomsmottagningar
(2014) SOPA63 20141School of Social Work
- Abstract
- The purpose of this essay is to describe and analyze how counsellors in youth centres in the south of Sweden handle ethical dilemmas that might appear when they meet young clients. We interviewed six counsellors about how they handle the dilemma they are faced with when meeting someone under the age of fifteen who is sexually active even though they aren’t old enough according to Swedish law. In Sweden, it’s a crime to have sexual intercourse with a person under the age of fifteen, and the counsellors has to respect the duty to report as well as their confidentiality when they meet someone below fifteen who is sexually active. The results of our interviews where then analyzed using an ethical approach and we used the theory of professonal... (More)
- The purpose of this essay is to describe and analyze how counsellors in youth centres in the south of Sweden handle ethical dilemmas that might appear when they meet young clients. We interviewed six counsellors about how they handle the dilemma they are faced with when meeting someone under the age of fifteen who is sexually active even though they aren’t old enough according to Swedish law. In Sweden, it’s a crime to have sexual intercourse with a person under the age of fifteen, and the counsellors has to respect the duty to report as well as their confidentiality when they meet someone below fifteen who is sexually active. The results of our interviews where then analyzed using an ethical approach and we used the theory of professonal ethics, utilitarism and deontological ethics. We also used some reports about knowledgebased social work. The outcome of the essay was that the counsellors tend to lean on the utilitarism and their professional opinion, rather than the law, when deciding whether to report the young person or not. Their former experience of working with youth had a great impact on their actions. (Less)
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- author
- Von Corswant, Erika LU and Fröjdendal, Linda LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SOPA63 20141
- year
- 2014
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- Youth workers, ethical dilemma, sexual health, duty to report, confidentiality, assessment, professional opinion
- language
- Swedish
- additional info
- Examiner: Hans-Edvard Roos
- id
- 4463028
- date added to LUP
- 2014-06-11 13:55:34
- date last changed
- 2014-06-11 13:55:34
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abstract = {{The purpose of this essay is to describe and analyze how counsellors in youth centres in the south of Sweden handle ethical dilemmas that might appear when they meet young clients. We interviewed six counsellors about how they handle the dilemma they are faced with when meeting someone under the age of fifteen who is sexually active even though they aren’t old enough according to Swedish law. In Sweden, it’s a crime to have sexual intercourse with a person under the age of fifteen, and the counsellors has to respect the duty to report as well as their confidentiality when they meet someone below fifteen who is sexually active. The results of our interviews where then analyzed using an ethical approach and we used the theory of professonal ethics, utilitarism and deontological ethics. We also used some reports about knowledgebased social work. The outcome of the essay was that the counsellors tend to lean on the utilitarism and their professional opinion, rather than the law, when deciding whether to report the young person or not. Their former experience of working with youth had a great impact on their actions.}},
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language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{När det professionella omdömet inte överensstämmer med lagen - Kuratorers förhållningssätt till anmälningsskyldighet på ungdomsmottagningar}},
year = {{2014}},
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