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Behandlingsarbete med våldsutövande män - En kvalitativ intervjustudie om socialarbetares upplevelser och erfarenheter

Salloum, Fatima LU and Wendel, Karolina LU (2025) SOPB63 20251
School of Social Work
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to illustrate social workers' experiences of treatment work with men who use, or have used, violence against their female partners and how they feel that the legal clarification in SoL affected the conditions for the treatment work with violent men. The study was based on semi-structured interviews with seven social workers from seven different cities in Sweden who work with the treatment of violent men. The interviews were analyzed and discussed by using Connell's (2008) masculinity theory, especially hegemonic masculinity, and Lipsky's (2010) idea of street-level bureaucrats. The results of our study showed that ”Alternatives to violence” was the most used method. It was practiced in combination with other... (More)
The purpose of this study was to illustrate social workers' experiences of treatment work with men who use, or have used, violence against their female partners and how they feel that the legal clarification in SoL affected the conditions for the treatment work with violent men. The study was based on semi-structured interviews with seven social workers from seven different cities in Sweden who work with the treatment of violent men. The interviews were analyzed and discussed by using Connell's (2008) masculinity theory, especially hegemonic masculinity, and Lipsky's (2010) idea of street-level bureaucrats. The results of our study showed that ”Alternatives to violence” was the most used method. It was practiced in combination with other methods to adapt the treatment to the individual client. Two central factors for the treatment results were the client's recognition of his problem and his motivation to undertake treatment. The client group had a heterogeneous composition, and the men primarily used situation-based violence. The majority of social workers claimed that the clarification in law had led to positive conditions, but they believed that it was not enough to be able to handle complex work, such as treatment work with violent men. (Less)
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author
Salloum, Fatima LU and Wendel, Karolina LU
supervisor
organization
course
SOPB63 20251
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
social worker, treatment work, domestic violence, hegemonic masculinity, street level bureaucrat
language
Swedish
id
9198988
date added to LUP
2025-06-19 15:12:46
date last changed
2025-06-19 15:12:46
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  abstract     = {{The purpose of this study was to illustrate social workers' experiences of treatment work with men who use, or have used, violence against their female partners and how they feel that the legal clarification in SoL affected the conditions for the treatment work with violent men. The study was based on semi-structured interviews with seven social workers from seven different cities in Sweden who work with the treatment of violent men. The interviews were analyzed and discussed by using Connell's (2008) masculinity theory, especially hegemonic masculinity, and Lipsky's (2010) idea of street-level bureaucrats. The results of our study showed that ”Alternatives to violence” was the most used method. It was practiced in combination with other methods to adapt the treatment to the individual client. Two central factors for the treatment results were the client's recognition of his problem and his motivation to undertake treatment. The client group had a heterogeneous composition, and the men primarily used situation-based violence. The majority of social workers claimed that the clarification in law had led to positive conditions, but they believed that it was not enough to be able to handle complex work, such as treatment work with violent men.}},
  author       = {{Salloum, Fatima and Wendel, Karolina}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Behandlingsarbete med våldsutövande män - En kvalitativ intervjustudie om socialarbetares upplevelser och erfarenheter}},
  year         = {{2025}},
}