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Om socialt stöds betydelse för socialsekreterare vid arbete med barns placering i familjehem

Berg, Fiona LU and Edvinsson, Emma LU (2022) SOPA63 20221
School of Social Work
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate how child and family social workers on the basis of a specific mentor model express their discretion in their professional role. The data was collected by using qualitative interviews with five social workers from the same workplace.The benchmark of the municipality was determinative for the social embeddedness, the social climate and the social network of the discretion for the social workers, as it did for the social workers in providing the social support for the foster homes’ within the mentor model network. The social workers could benefit from the social support provided by the mentor homes on the placed child's needs combined with the knowledge of the foster homes qualifications.The study... (More)
The purpose of this study was to investigate how child and family social workers on the basis of a specific mentor model express their discretion in their professional role. The data was collected by using qualitative interviews with five social workers from the same workplace.The benchmark of the municipality was determinative for the social embeddedness, the social climate and the social network of the discretion for the social workers, as it did for the social workers in providing the social support for the foster homes’ within the mentor model network. The social workers could benefit from the social support provided by the mentor homes on the placed child's needs combined with the knowledge of the foster homes qualifications.The study shows that the level of social support the mentor model can provide is beneficial for all parts on different levels in the system and in the process. The use of the attributes of social support: instrumental, emotional, informational, and appraisal gives a lesser experience of bureaucracy in the process which is in the best interest of the child. (Less)
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author
Berg, Fiona LU and Edvinsson, Emma LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOPA63 20221
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
social support, child welfare worker, discretion, foster care, family model socialt stöd, socialsekreterare, handlingsutrymme, familjehemsvård, mentormodell
language
Swedish
id
9085340
date added to LUP
2022-06-09 12:06:24
date last changed
2022-06-09 12:06:24
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  abstract     = {{The purpose of this study was to investigate how child and family social workers on the basis of a specific mentor model express their discretion in their professional role. The data was collected by using qualitative interviews with five social workers from the same workplace.The benchmark of the municipality was determinative for the social embeddedness, the social climate and the social network of the discretion for the social workers, as it did for the social workers in providing the social support for the foster homes’ within the mentor model network. The social workers could benefit from the social support provided by the mentor homes on the placed child's needs combined with the knowledge of the foster homes qualifications.The study shows that the level of social support the mentor model can provide is beneficial for all parts on different levels in the system and in the process. The use of the attributes of social support: instrumental, emotional, informational, and appraisal gives a lesser experience of bureaucracy in the process which is in the best interest of the child.}},
  author       = {{Berg, Fiona and Edvinsson, Emma}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Om socialt stöds betydelse för socialsekreterare vid arbete med barns placering i familjehem}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}