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Vem gör vad? - En kvalitativ studie om socialtjänstens och kvinnojourens ansvar i arbetet med att stödja våldsutsatta kvinnor

Mebrahtu, Senayit LU and Flyckt, Johanna (2018) SOPA63 20172
School of Social Work
Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine social workers and staff at women’s shelters experience of how the responsibility for abused women is distributed between them through collaboration. The study relies on eight qualitative, semi structured interviews with professionals, whom play a significant role in supporting abused woman, in two different municipalities in southern Sweden. In order to analyze our collected empirical data we used new institutional theory and concepts associated to the theoretical frame. The main results of this study showed that both social workers and staff at women’s shelters are unanimous of the fact that the social services is ultimately responsible for supporting abused women and that collaboration is evident... (More)
The aim of this study was to examine social workers and staff at women’s shelters experience of how the responsibility for abused women is distributed between them through collaboration. The study relies on eight qualitative, semi structured interviews with professionals, whom play a significant role in supporting abused woman, in two different municipalities in southern Sweden. In order to analyze our collected empirical data we used new institutional theory and concepts associated to the theoretical frame. The main results of this study showed that both social workers and staff at women’s shelters are unanimous of the fact that the social services is ultimately responsible for supporting abused women and that collaboration is evident when it comes to women’s need for sheltered housing. Although the social services have a statutory claim to assure that abused women receive the help and support they are in need of women’s shelters’ role as public welfare service providers seem to have increased. (Less)
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author
Mebrahtu, Senayit LU and Flyckt, Johanna
supervisor
organization
course
SOPA63 20172
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Social services, women’s shelters, responsibility, collaboration, male violence against women
language
Swedish
id
8932235
date added to LUP
2018-01-18 17:00:58
date last changed
2018-01-18 17:00:58
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  abstract     = {{The aim of this study was to examine social workers and staff at women’s shelters experience of how the responsibility for abused women is distributed between them through collaboration. The study relies on eight qualitative, semi structured interviews with professionals, whom play a significant role in supporting abused woman, in two different municipalities in southern Sweden. In order to analyze our collected empirical data we used new institutional theory and concepts associated to the theoretical frame. The main results of this study showed that both social workers and staff at women’s shelters are unanimous of the fact that the social services is ultimately responsible for supporting abused women and that collaboration is evident when it comes to women’s need for sheltered housing. Although the social services have a statutory claim to assure that abused women receive the help and support they are in need of women’s shelters’ role as public welfare service providers seem to have increased.}},
  author       = {{Mebrahtu, Senayit and Flyckt, Johanna}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Vem gör vad? - En kvalitativ studie om socialtjänstens och kvinnojourens ansvar i arbetet med att stödja våldsutsatta kvinnor}},
  year         = {{2018}},
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