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En kvalitativ studie om socialsekreterares reflektioner kring kommunal aktivering

Lundgren, Ida LU (2022) SOAM21 20221
School of Social Work
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate how social workers reflect on municipal activation for clients who receive financial assistance, and the boundaries the social workers set in regard to the Swedish Public Employment Service. The aim is also to analyze which activation measures are used in the municipality, why they are used and how the social workers use their discretion in decision-making. The study is based on seven qualitative interviews that were conducted with social workers. I analyze my empirical material using Lipsky’s theory of street-level bureaucracy as well as Goffman’s dramaturgical theory. The study found that there is variation when it comes to interpretations within the organization. The law gives the social workers... (More)
The aim of this study was to investigate how social workers reflect on municipal activation for clients who receive financial assistance, and the boundaries the social workers set in regard to the Swedish Public Employment Service. The aim is also to analyze which activation measures are used in the municipality, why they are used and how the social workers use their discretion in decision-making. The study is based on seven qualitative interviews that were conducted with social workers. I analyze my empirical material using Lipsky’s theory of street-level bureaucracy as well as Goffman’s dramaturgical theory. The study found that there is variation when it comes to interpretations within the organization. The law gives the social workers great discretion and from my empirical material it seems that their decisions vary, even though the clients formally may need similar activation measures. In recent years the Swedish Public Employment Service has gone through a reorganization. This seems to have further impacted the social workers working methods and boundaries towards the Swedish Public Employment Service. Or in other words, whether the clients receive state- or municipal measures. (Less)
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author
Lundgren, Ida LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOAM21 20221
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Social worker, municipal activation, discretion, the Swedish Public Employment Service
language
Swedish
id
9088823
date added to LUP
2022-06-16 10:23:39
date last changed
2022-06-16 10:23:39
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  abstract     = {{The aim of this study was to investigate how social workers reflect on municipal activation for clients who receive financial assistance, and the boundaries the social workers set in regard to the Swedish Public Employment Service. The aim is also to analyze which activation measures are used in the municipality, why they are used and how the social workers use their discretion in decision-making. The study is based on seven qualitative interviews that were conducted with social workers. I analyze my empirical material using Lipsky’s theory of street-level bureaucracy as well as Goffman’s dramaturgical theory. The study found that there is variation when it comes to interpretations within the organization. The law gives the social workers great discretion and from my empirical material it seems that their decisions vary, even though the clients formally may need similar activation measures. In recent years the Swedish Public Employment Service has gone through a reorganization. This seems to have further impacted the social workers working methods and boundaries towards the Swedish Public Employment Service. Or in other words, whether the clients receive state- or municipal measures.}},
  author       = {{Lundgren, Ida}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{En kvalitativ studie om socialsekreterares reflektioner kring kommunal aktivering}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}