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I nöd och (för)lust - Ekonomiskt bistånd och spel om pengar

Ekenstierna, Anna LU (2022) SOPB63 20222
School of Social Work
Abstract
The aim of this study has been to understand how social workers within financial social assistance reflect in cases where gambling occurs. Six semi-structured interviews were conducted. The sample consisted of six social workers working withing financial assistance from two municipalities. The results show that a client’s account statement was central to discovering the occurrence of gambling during an investigation. There was a pattern that social workers deemed gambling as an immoral expenditure and that there was a need to teach clients how to spend their assistance properly. To support clients who gamble with sorting out their financial situation social workers referred clients in various degrees to debt advisors provided by the... (More)
The aim of this study has been to understand how social workers within financial social assistance reflect in cases where gambling occurs. Six semi-structured interviews were conducted. The sample consisted of six social workers working withing financial assistance from two municipalities. The results show that a client’s account statement was central to discovering the occurrence of gambling during an investigation. There was a pattern that social workers deemed gambling as an immoral expenditure and that there was a need to teach clients how to spend their assistance properly. To support clients who gamble with sorting out their financial situation social workers referred clients in various degrees to debt advisors provided by the municipality. A temporary voluntary service to help clients pay bills and avoid further indebtedness was offered by the social workers. However, the means of giving back control and teaching clients to how to manage their own finances after the termination of the service was not clear in the study. (Less)
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author
Ekenstierna, Anna LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOPB63 20222
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Social work, gambling, financial assistance, financial support, money Socialt arbete, spel om pengar, spelproblem, ekonomsikt bistånd, pengar
language
Swedish
id
9107505
date added to LUP
2023-01-18 08:46:59
date last changed
2023-01-18 08:46:59
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  abstract     = {{The aim of this study has been to understand how social workers within financial social assistance reflect in cases where gambling occurs. Six semi-structured interviews were conducted. The sample consisted of six social workers working withing financial assistance from two municipalities. The results show that a client’s account statement was central to discovering the occurrence of gambling during an investigation. There was a pattern that social workers deemed gambling as an immoral expenditure and that there was a need to teach clients how to spend their assistance properly. To support clients who gamble with sorting out their financial situation social workers referred clients in various degrees to debt advisors provided by the municipality. A temporary voluntary service to help clients pay bills and avoid further indebtedness was offered by the social workers. However, the means of giving back control and teaching clients to how to manage their own finances after the termination of the service was not clear in the study.}},
  author       = {{Ekenstierna, Anna}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{I nöd och (för)lust - Ekonomiskt bistånd och spel om pengar}},
  year         = {{2022}},
}