Borde vi vara oroliga? En kvalitativ studie om att arbeta med barn som anhöriga inom den vuxenpsykiatriska heldygnsvården.
(2023) SAHS05 20231School of Social Work
- Abstract
- Healthcare professionals in Sweden have a legal obligation to acknowledge and provide support to children as next of kin and to notify social services in case of suspicion that a child is in harm or may be at risk of harm. Despite this, studies show a lack of reported cases to social services, it also shows that the work with children as next of kin is not as extended as it should be. Swedish research regarding how healthcare professionals handle suspicion about children in harm or may be at risk of harm and what they report to social services is limited. Therefore, the purpose of this study has been to investigate how mental healthcare professionals work with children as next of kin and how they comply with legal obligations when patients... (More)
- Healthcare professionals in Sweden have a legal obligation to acknowledge and provide support to children as next of kin and to notify social services in case of suspicion that a child is in harm or may be at risk of harm. Despite this, studies show a lack of reported cases to social services, it also shows that the work with children as next of kin is not as extended as it should be. Swedish research regarding how healthcare professionals handle suspicion about children in harm or may be at risk of harm and what they report to social services is limited. Therefore, the purpose of this study has been to investigate how mental healthcare professionals work with children as next of kin and how they comply with legal obligations when patients with mental illness have children. Another purpose is to investigate if different factors affect the tendency to notify social services. To fulfill the purpose of the study, eleven semi-structured interviews have been conducted with mental healthcare professionals from different professions regarding their assessments when patients with mental illness have children. All interviews were conducted at various psychiatric wards at a major hospital in southern Sweden. The collected material has been structured, interpreted, and in the analysis placed in relation to previous research and established theories. The results show that mental healthcare professionals perceived the legal obligation to be of importance. Concrete methods and tools to involve children of patients, beyond establishing that they exist, are lacking. The study shows a need for all mental healthcare professionals to pay attention to the children of the patients and notice the patients as parents. Uncertainty about the degree of suspicion, lack of time, and fear of losing the patient´s trust were factors that impacted whether the professionals acted on their initial suspicion that a child is in harm or may be at risk of harm. (Less)
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- author
- Wallin, Malin LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SAHS05 20231
- year
- 2023
- type
- H3 - Professional qualifications (4 Years - )
- subject
- keywords
- children as next of kin, children at risk, familyfocused mental health care, hospital social work
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9124095
- date added to LUP
- 2023-06-13 13:41:18
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- 2023-06-13 13:41:18
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abstract = {{Healthcare professionals in Sweden have a legal obligation to acknowledge and provide support to children as next of kin and to notify social services in case of suspicion that a child is in harm or may be at risk of harm. Despite this, studies show a lack of reported cases to social services, it also shows that the work with children as next of kin is not as extended as it should be. Swedish research regarding how healthcare professionals handle suspicion about children in harm or may be at risk of harm and what they report to social services is limited. Therefore, the purpose of this study has been to investigate how mental healthcare professionals work with children as next of kin and how they comply with legal obligations when patients with mental illness have children. Another purpose is to investigate if different factors affect the tendency to notify social services. To fulfill the purpose of the study, eleven semi-structured interviews have been conducted with mental healthcare professionals from different professions regarding their assessments when patients with mental illness have children. All interviews were conducted at various psychiatric wards at a major hospital in southern Sweden. The collected material has been structured, interpreted, and in the analysis placed in relation to previous research and established theories. The results show that mental healthcare professionals perceived the legal obligation to be of importance. Concrete methods and tools to involve children of patients, beyond establishing that they exist, are lacking. The study shows a need for all mental healthcare professionals to pay attention to the children of the patients and notice the patients as parents. Uncertainty about the degree of suspicion, lack of time, and fear of losing the patient´s trust were factors that impacted whether the professionals acted on their initial suspicion that a child is in harm or may be at risk of harm.}},
author = {{Wallin, Malin}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Borde vi vara oroliga? En kvalitativ studie om att arbeta med barn som anhöriga inom den vuxenpsykiatriska heldygnsvården.}},
year = {{2023}},
}