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Elefanten i rummet : En kvalitativ studie om socialarbetares erfarenheter av stödgrupper för barn till föräldrar med missbruksproblematik

Persson, Bianca LU and Lindahl, Cazandra LU (2020) SOPA63 20192
School of Social Work
Abstract
Support groups for children and young people whose parents abuse drugs or alcohol are a relatively new phenomenon. A major purpose of these support groups is for the participating children to understand that they are not alone in their situation. In these support groups there are also social workers whose job is to guide the children and help them understand their situation through different themes and activities. The purpose of this essay is to examine six social workers’ experiences of working with these groups. These social workers all work in different municipalities in Skåne. The study is a qualitative study in which the material was collected via interviews with the social workers. Our analysis shows that the social worker has a... (More)
Support groups for children and young people whose parents abuse drugs or alcohol are a relatively new phenomenon. A major purpose of these support groups is for the participating children to understand that they are not alone in their situation. In these support groups there are also social workers whose job is to guide the children and help them understand their situation through different themes and activities. The purpose of this essay is to examine six social workers’ experiences of working with these groups. These social workers all work in different municipalities in Skåne. The study is a qualitative study in which the material was collected via interviews with the social workers. Our analysis shows that the social worker has a large scope of discretion at work but that it is sometimes limited, partly by the participants, partly by the management's guidelines and by the Swedish laws. The social worker is also limited by the framework for which elements should be included during the support group, which in turn can affect the children who participate. (Less)
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author
Persson, Bianca LU and Lindahl, Cazandra LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOPA63 20192
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Support groups, self-help groups, social workers, addiction, discretion, sense of coherence, children.
language
Swedish
id
9002714
date added to LUP
2020-01-24 09:11:49
date last changed
2020-01-24 10:39:27
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  abstract     = {{Support groups for children and young people whose parents abuse drugs or alcohol are a relatively new phenomenon. A major purpose of these support groups is for the participating children to understand that they are not alone in their situation. In these support groups there are also social workers whose job is to guide the children and help them understand their situation through different themes and activities. The purpose of this essay is to examine six social workers’ experiences of working with these groups. These social workers all work in different municipalities in Skåne. The study is a qualitative study in which the material was collected via interviews with the social workers. Our analysis shows that the social worker has a large scope of discretion at work but that it is sometimes limited, partly by the participants, partly by the management's guidelines and by the Swedish laws. The social worker is also limited by the framework for which elements should be included during the support group, which in turn can affect the children who participate.}},
  author       = {{Persson, Bianca and Lindahl, Cazandra}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Elefanten i rummet : En kvalitativ studie om socialarbetares erfarenheter av stödgrupper för barn till föräldrar med missbruksproblematik}},
  year         = {{2020}},
}