“Tidsfråga innan någon dör” Personals hantering av vardagligt hot och våld inom statlig ungdomsvård
(2024) SOPB63 20241School of Social Work
- Abstract
- This study aimed to explore staff's experiences of handling threats and violence by youth clients within The National Board of Institutional Care (Statens Institutionsstyrelse). The method chosen for this study was six different semi-structured qualitative interviews with staff working on the floor with youths. Our empirical material was analyzed using Arlie Russell Hochschild’s theory on emotional labor and Ervin Goffman's dramaturgical theory. The study found that the staff was subjected to threats and violence on an everyday basis. The staff described how they work proactively by building relationships with the youth and working as a team within the staff group. Furthermore, the staff described how working low effectively is a key... (More)
- This study aimed to explore staff's experiences of handling threats and violence by youth clients within The National Board of Institutional Care (Statens Institutionsstyrelse). The method chosen for this study was six different semi-structured qualitative interviews with staff working on the floor with youths. Our empirical material was analyzed using Arlie Russell Hochschild’s theory on emotional labor and Ervin Goffman's dramaturgical theory. The study found that the staff was subjected to threats and violence on an everyday basis. The staff described how they work proactively by building relationships with the youth and working as a team within the staff group. Furthermore, the staff described how working low effectively is a key method for handling the threats and violence they face. Lastly, the study found that the staff's primary method of handling their experiences of threats and violence was by talking and ventilating with colleagues, besides this the study found that the staff have persuaded themselves violence and threats are a part of their work. (Less)
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- author
- Lala, Anniss LU and Mohamed, Abdirahman Idris
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- SOPB63 20241
- year
- 2024
- type
- M2 - Bachelor Degree
- subject
- keywords
- violence, youth care, staff perspective, client violence
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9156683
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- 2024-06-04 12:43:23
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- 2024-06-04 12:43:23
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