Arbetsrelaterad stress har nu ökat avsevärt i Sverige efter några års nedgång. Särskilt utsatta är de som arbetar inom barn- och familjeenheter på socialtjänsten. Stressrelaterade hälsoproblem bland socialarbetare inom barnavården har kopplats till stora arbetsbelastningar i flera studier. En rapport från Arbetsmiljöverket noterar att ökade arbetsbelastningar ledde till mindre tid för klienter, ökad stress, mer sjukfrånvaro, personalomsättning och att anställda kände att det var svårare att göra ett bra jobb. Detta resulterade i negativa effekter för både klienter och arbetstagarna själva. Syftet med denna studie var därför att undersöka organisatoriska faktorer relaterade till upplevelser av arbetsrelaterad stress hos socialarbetare inom barn- och familjeenheter i två kommuner i Skåne. För att samla in data genomfördes kvalitativa intervjuer med åtta barnavårdsarbetare. Studien belyser de organisatoriska utmaningarna i att hitta balansen mellan arbetskrav och resurser för att minska hög arbetsbelastning och stress. Detta tvingar socialarbetarna inom barn- och familjeenheterna att hitta strategier för att hantera de organisatoriska utmaningarna genom att antingen riskera sin hälsa eller kvaliteten på sitt arbete. Studiens resultat betonar organisationernas personalorientering för att motverka upplevelsen av stress och hög arbetsbelastning. / Work-related stress has now increased significantly in Sweden after a few years of decline. Particularly vulnerable are those who work in child and family units of social services. Stress-related health issues among social workers in child welfare have been linked to severe workloads in several studies. A report from the Swedish Work Environment Authority notes that increased workloads led to less time for clients, increased stress, more sick leave, employee turnover and employees feeling that there is harder to do a good job. Resulting in negative effects on clients as well as the workers themselves. The aim of this study was therefore to investigate organizational factors related to experiences of work-related stress within social workers in child and family units in two municipalities in Skåne. To collect data qualitative interviews were conducted with eight child welfare workers. The study illustrates the organizational challenges in finding the balance between the work requirements and resources to reduce heavy workload and stress. That forces the social workers within the child and family units to find strategies to handle the organizational challenges by either jeopardizing their health or the quality of their work. The study results emphasis the organizations staff orientation to counteract the experience of stress and heavy workload.

<p>The aim of the study was to examine how child investigators in the police force interpret and apply the notification of preliminary investigation (FuK) and the po-lice act in their child investigative interviews with alleged victims of sexual abuse. Questions at issue were how child investigators relate to FuK 17-19 §§, re-garding child investigative interviews and to FuK 16 § and the police act 3 §, re-garding their co-operation with social services. The theory and method used in this study was Sociology of Law. Qualitative interviews were conducted with eight child investigators, one from each police district in Stockholm. The results of the study conclude that despite special qualifications, child investigators may find themselves in difficulty in receiving or interpreting information from chil-dren, therefore they may need to consult a person with expert knowledge. Fur-thermore the results conclude that all of the child investigators with no exception inform the social services when a report to the police is received. Moreover, the results show that child investigators in general are aware of the legislation and re-late in compliance with it. In conclusion, children are given special treatment in relation to adults, in order to place children on equality with them.</p>

The aim of the study was to examine how child investigators in the police force interpret and apply the notification of preliminary investigation (FuK) and the po-lice act in their child investigative interviews with alleged victims of sexual abuse. Questions at issue were how child investigators relate to FuK 17-19 §§, re-garding child investigative interviews and to FuK 16 § and the police act 3 §, re-garding their co-operation with social services. The theory and method used in this study was Sociology of Law. Qualitative interviews were conducted with eight child investigators, one from each police district in Stockholm. The results of the study conclude that despite special qualifications, child investigators may find themselves in difficulty in receiving or interpreting information from chil-dren, therefore they may need to consult a person with expert knowledge. Fur-thermore the results conclude that all of the child investigators with no exception inform the social services when a report to the police is received. Moreover, the results show that child investigators in general are aware of the legislation and re-late in compliance with it. In conclusion, children are given special treatment in relation to adults, in order to place children on equality with them.