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”Om man inte har ett eget intresse- varför ska man då jobba på ungdomsmottagning?” En kvalitativ studie om kuratorns syn på sin egen kompetens inom sexuell hälsa

Lalic, Ellen LU and Blom Larsen, Nellie LU (2024) SOPB63 20241
School of Social Work
Abstract
Sexual health is an important and permanent component in an individual’s life, particularly during the early stages. Swedish youth tend to frequently visit their local youth guidance center with questions regarding sexual health, which therefore requires the social worker to be competent in this area of work. Therefore the study aimed to investigate how counselors working at youth guidance centers resonate about their competence regarding sexual health, and where the knowledge originates from. Via six semi-structured interviews with counselors working at different youth guidance centers within Skåne or Halland, we conducted a qualitative study. Our findings were analyzed through Aristotle's theory of knowledge. The results of the study... (More)
Sexual health is an important and permanent component in an individual’s life, particularly during the early stages. Swedish youth tend to frequently visit their local youth guidance center with questions regarding sexual health, which therefore requires the social worker to be competent in this area of work. Therefore the study aimed to investigate how counselors working at youth guidance centers resonate about their competence regarding sexual health, and where the knowledge originates from. Via six semi-structured interviews with counselors working at different youth guidance centers within Skåne or Halland, we conducted a qualitative study. Our findings were analyzed through Aristotle's theory of knowledge. The results of the study show that counselors prioritize knowing sexual health and that they expand it through research, relations and practical work. This study has attempted to highlight the importance of social workers being competent in sexual health and why it should be an established part of the social work program. Counselors working at a youth guidance center ought to have a proper education in sexual health to maximize the chance of successful work with youth. (Less)
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author
Lalic, Ellen LU and Blom Larsen, Nellie LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOPB63 20241
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
counselors, social work, sexual health, youth, knowledge, competence
language
Swedish
id
9158926
date added to LUP
2024-06-17 10:41:06
date last changed
2024-06-17 10:41:08
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  abstract     = {{Sexual health is an important and permanent component in an individual’s life, particularly during the early stages. Swedish youth tend to frequently visit their local youth guidance center with questions regarding sexual health, which therefore requires the social worker to be competent in this area of work. Therefore the study aimed to investigate how counselors working at youth guidance centers resonate about their competence regarding sexual health, and where the knowledge originates from. Via six semi-structured interviews with counselors working at different youth guidance centers within Skåne or Halland, we conducted a qualitative study. Our findings were analyzed through Aristotle's theory of knowledge. The results of the study show that counselors prioritize knowing sexual health and that they expand it through research, relations and practical work. This study has attempted to highlight the importance of social workers being competent in sexual health and why it should be an established part of the social work program. Counselors working at a youth guidance center ought to have a proper education in sexual health to maximize the chance of successful work with youth.}},
  author       = {{Lalic, Ellen and Blom Larsen, Nellie}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{”Om man inte har ett eget intresse- varför ska man då jobba på ungdomsmottagning?” En kvalitativ studie om kuratorns syn på sin egen kompetens inom sexuell hälsa}},
  year         = {{2024}},
}