De osynliga barnen - En kvantitativ undersökning av de skånska socialtjänsternas stöd till barn som anhöriga
(2024) SOAM21 20241School of Social Work
- Abstract
- This study aimed to examine the interventions provided to children serving as next of kin in households affected by addiction, mental illness, and violence, along with the evidence the offered interventions have and whether children as next of kin are denied these interventions by their guardians. A quantitative method with structured interviews based on a questionnaire was utilized. The sample was the 33 municipalities in Scania (Skåne), more specifically their social services. The data was analyzed based on an implementation theory perspective. The survey’s questions proved problematic to examine as children as next of kin are not special from other children in need of support, which makes it difficult to monitor how many receive support... (More)
- This study aimed to examine the interventions provided to children serving as next of kin in households affected by addiction, mental illness, and violence, along with the evidence the offered interventions have and whether children as next of kin are denied these interventions by their guardians. A quantitative method with structured interviews based on a questionnaire was utilized. The sample was the 33 municipalities in Scania (Skåne), more specifically their social services. The data was analyzed based on an implementation theory perspective. The survey’s questions proved problematic to examine as children as next of kin are not special from other children in need of support, which makes it difficult to monitor how many receive support and what interventions they receive. At the same time, the Scanian social services are perceived to know the importance of support for children as next of kin and that they prioritize that work. It also becomes evident that children as next of kin receive support since several of the interventions have a clear relative perspective. The three most common interventions that the respondents mentioned were support calls, C.A.P. - Children are People Too, which addresses children who live in families with addiction, mental illness, and violence, and Trappan, which addresses children who have witnessed violence in their families. None of the interventions presented as evidence according to the Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services (SBU). As most interventions offered to children as next of kin are aid-free, it was also difficult to find out if guardians deny their children interventions, as only aid-proven interventions can be denied. (Less)
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- author
- Rees, Malin Susanne LU
- supervisor
- organization
- alternative title
- The invisible children – a quantitative survey of the Scania social services support for children as next of kin
- course
- SOAM21 20241
- year
- 2024
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- children as next of kin, children's right to services, evidence-based practice, intervention, parental consent, Swedish social services
- language
- Swedish
- id
- 9169477
- date added to LUP
- 2024-06-30 17:00:19
- date last changed
- 2024-06-30 17:00:19
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abstract = {{This study aimed to examine the interventions provided to children serving as next of kin in households affected by addiction, mental illness, and violence, along with the evidence the offered interventions have and whether children as next of kin are denied these interventions by their guardians. A quantitative method with structured interviews based on a questionnaire was utilized. The sample was the 33 municipalities in Scania (Skåne), more specifically their social services. The data was analyzed based on an implementation theory perspective. The survey’s questions proved problematic to examine as children as next of kin are not special from other children in need of support, which makes it difficult to monitor how many receive support and what interventions they receive. At the same time, the Scanian social services are perceived to know the importance of support for children as next of kin and that they prioritize that work. It also becomes evident that children as next of kin receive support since several of the interventions have a clear relative perspective. The three most common interventions that the respondents mentioned were support calls, C.A.P. - Children are People Too, which addresses children who live in families with addiction, mental illness, and violence, and Trappan, which addresses children who have witnessed violence in their families. None of the interventions presented as evidence according to the Swedish Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Assessment of Social Services (SBU). As most interventions offered to children as next of kin are aid-free, it was also difficult to find out if guardians deny their children interventions, as only aid-proven interventions can be denied.}},
author = {{Rees, Malin Susanne}},
language = {{swe}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{De osynliga barnen - En kvantitativ undersökning av de skånska socialtjänsternas stöd till barn som anhöriga}},
year = {{2024}},
}