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Socialsekreterares erfarenheter av att uppmärksamma spelmissbruk

Hansson, Måns LU and Patsias, Ioannis LU (2023) SOPB63 20231
School of Social Work
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to understand how problem gambling among clients with other primary issues was identified and managed by social secretaries in their utilization of standardized assessment tools and their professional discretion. The study was based on semi-structured interviews, with the participant group consisting of social workers who were involved in assessments of clients with gambling problems. The theories used to analyze the results were professional discretion and standardization. The results obtained indicated that detecting gambling addiction could be challenging, as it depended on whether the client wanted to disclose it or not. If the client did not share their gambling addiction, it might come to light later in... (More)
The purpose of this study was to understand how problem gambling among clients with other primary issues was identified and managed by social secretaries in their utilization of standardized assessment tools and their professional discretion. The study was based on semi-structured interviews, with the participant group consisting of social workers who were involved in assessments of clients with gambling problems. The theories used to analyze the results were professional discretion and standardization. The results obtained indicated that detecting gambling addiction could be challenging, as it depended on whether the client wanted to disclose it or not. If the client did not share their gambling addiction, it might come to light later in the assessment in connection with factors such as the client having financial problems. Another highlighted aspect was the lack of knowledge about gambling addiction among social secretaries, which could adversely affect the assessment process. The results also demonstrated that a combination of discretion and standardization formed the basis of the assessment work. (Less)
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author
Hansson, Måns LU and Patsias, Ioannis LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOPB63 20231
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Social work, comorbidity, gambling addiction, gambling problem, attention-grabbing, standardization, professional discretion
language
Swedish
id
9135889
date added to LUP
2023-09-01 09:06:08
date last changed
2023-09-01 09:06:08
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  abstract     = {{The purpose of this study was to understand how problem gambling among clients with other primary issues was identified and managed by social secretaries in their utilization of standardized assessment tools and their professional discretion. The study was based on semi-structured interviews, with the participant group consisting of social workers who were involved in assessments of clients with gambling problems. The theories used to analyze the results were professional discretion and standardization. The results obtained indicated that detecting gambling addiction could be challenging, as it depended on whether the client wanted to disclose it or not. If the client did not share their gambling addiction, it might come to light later in the assessment in connection with factors such as the client having financial problems. Another highlighted aspect was the lack of knowledge about gambling addiction among social secretaries, which could adversely affect the assessment process. The results also demonstrated that a combination of discretion and standardization formed the basis of the assessment work.}},
  author       = {{Hansson, Måns and Patsias, Ioannis}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Socialsekreterares erfarenheter av att uppmärksamma spelmissbruk}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}