"Man strävar ju efter det, men sen om man alltid lyckas..." : en kvalitativ undersökning av socialsekreterares tankar kring klientens bästa
(2020) SOPA63 20201School of Social Work
- Abstract
- Social workers who work within the government with welfare benefits are surrounded by laws, rules, regulations, and ethical codes that have an effect on their everyday work. This study aims to broaden the knowledge regarding social workers’ possibilities to do what they consider best for their clients. This was achieved by conducting semi-structured, qualitative interviews with five social workers working with social welfare in the city of Malmö, Sweden. Theories about professionalism were used to analyze the results and put the spotlight on different aspects of professionalism and ways to be professional. The study found that the social workers experience several limiting factors when it comes to their ability to make professional... (More)
- Social workers who work within the government with welfare benefits are surrounded by laws, rules, regulations, and ethical codes that have an effect on their everyday work. This study aims to broaden the knowledge regarding social workers’ possibilities to do what they consider best for their clients. This was achieved by conducting semi-structured, qualitative interviews with five social workers working with social welfare in the city of Malmö, Sweden. Theories about professionalism were used to analyze the results and put the spotlight on different aspects of professionalism and ways to be professional. The study found that the social workers experience several limiting factors when it comes to their ability to make professional decisions regarding their clients’ best interests. These limitations are created by a combination of laws, rules, regulations, and their own thoughts and opinions about what would be best for their clients. The social workers often end up in a place where they are torn between different aspects of professionalism, which affects their ability make decisions regarding what is best for their clients. They have to navigate a sometimes-uncertain job situation where different thoughts about what is considered the professional and right thing to do clash. (Less)
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- author
- Nordgren, Fanny LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SOPA63 20201
- year
- 2020
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- government social work, social welfare work, professionalism, decision making social work
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9016008
- date added to LUP
- 2020-06-11 13:37:43
- date last changed
- 2020-06-11 13:37:43
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abstract = {{Social workers who work within the government with welfare benefits are surrounded by laws, rules, regulations, and ethical codes that have an effect on their everyday work. This study aims to broaden the knowledge regarding social workers’ possibilities to do what they consider best for their clients. This was achieved by conducting semi-structured, qualitative interviews with five social workers working with social welfare in the city of Malmö, Sweden. Theories about professionalism were used to analyze the results and put the spotlight on different aspects of professionalism and ways to be professional. The study found that the social workers experience several limiting factors when it comes to their ability to make professional decisions regarding their clients’ best interests. These limitations are created by a combination of laws, rules, regulations, and their own thoughts and opinions about what would be best for their clients. The social workers often end up in a place where they are torn between different aspects of professionalism, which affects their ability make decisions regarding what is best for their clients. They have to navigate a sometimes-uncertain job situation where different thoughts about what is considered the professional and right thing to do clash.}},
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note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{"Man strävar ju efter det, men sen om man alltid lyckas..." : en kvalitativ undersökning av socialsekreterares tankar kring klientens bästa}},
year = {{2020}},
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