Studiens syfte var att undersöka hur medlemmar och handledare på Fontänhuset i Örebro såg på handledarnas roll i klubbhuset. För att uppnå syftet användes en kvalitativ metod i form av halvstrukturerade intervjuer. Urvalet bestod av sex personer, varav tre medlemmar och tre handledare från Örebro Fontänhus. Studien visade att handledarna uppfattades ha två övergripande roller. Den ena handlade om att inspirera medlemmarna till personlig utveckling, deltagande i klubbhusverksamheten och ut till arbetslivet, samt om att förmedla vikten av deltagande. Den andra gick ut på att stödja medlemmarna på olika sätt. Stödfunktionen inbegrep bidrag till klubbhusets sociala gemenskap, deltagande i dess sociala program, kontaktmannaskap för boenden i dess boendeprogram samt hjälp till medlemmar i deras kontakter med samhället. En arbetsuppgift var att bekämpa omgivningens stigma. Det ansågs nödvändigt att handledaren kunde arbeta på ett på ett flexibelt sätt. Handledaren hade ett huvudansvar för klubbhusverksamheten, där hon skulle bidra med trygghet och kontinuitet. Hon gavs även en ledarroll som handlade om att strukturera och fördela arbetsuppgifter. Gentemot medlemmen betraktades handledaren vara jämlik, men ändock professionell.

<p>The aim of this undergraduate thesis was to study what the participation in the activities of the Fontain House in Stockholm means to its members. The research questions dealt with how the members describe their participation in the activities, whether they say that it has helped them, and, in that case, in which way. Furthermore, they dealt with how the members argue about their experiences of mental illness and of social help. The study was carried out within the framework of the narrative method. As tools for analyzing the narratives, parts of An-tonovsky’s theories as well as the theoretical concepts of inclusion and exclusion as described by Madsen, were used. Furthermore, earlier research on the Fontain House was applied in the analysis. The results of the study showed that all of the respondents said that the Fontain House was of great importance in their lives and that they could participate in its activities in regard to their own needs and resources. The thesis discusses whether the selection and the execution of the study may have affected the results toward a positive tendency. Concerning how the re-spondents argue about mental illness and about social help, the answers varied strongly.</p>

The aim of this undergraduate thesis was to study what the participation in the activities of the Fontain House in Stockholm means to its members. The research questions dealt with how the members describe their participation in the activities, whether they say that it has helped them, and, in that case, in which way. Furthermore, they dealt with how the members argue about their experiences of mental illness and of social help. The study was carried out within the framework of the narrative method. As tools for analyzing the narratives, parts of An-tonovsky’s theories as well as the theoretical concepts of inclusion and exclusion as described by Madsen, were used. Furthermore, earlier research on the Fontain House was applied in the analysis. The results of the study showed that all of the respondents said that the Fontain House was of great importance in their lives and that they could participate in its activities in regard to their own needs and resources. The thesis discusses whether the selection and the execution of the study may have affected the results toward a positive tendency. Concerning how the re-spondents argue about mental illness and about social help, the answers varied strongly.