<p>The purpose of this qualitative study is to investigate how the welfare officer who works in the child and youth<strong>-</strong> habilitation is documenting in boys and girls journals. We also want to see if there are any differences or similarities in the journals on the basis of a gender perspective? The investigation is made from ten journals, five boys and five girls in the ages from 13 -18 years. The analysis which proceeds from prior research made on this area and from a number of gender theories and gender perspectives is based on a hermeneutic nature. The results show that the welfare officers make more documentation about the boys´ school situation than the girls´. Although is the documentation made more detailed about the girls´ feelings and general health. In the girls’ journals the family’s health gets more attention than in the boys´ ones where there is more focus on the boy himself. Further the results show that the girls altogether have had almost double as much contact whith the welfare officers than the boys had. Concerning documenting sparetimes interests the result show that three of the girls like riding while two of the boys do sports in their sparetime.</p>

The purpose of this qualitative study is to investigate how the welfare officer who works in the child and youth- habilitation is documenting in boys and girls journals. We also want to see if there are any differences or similarities in the journals on the basis of a gender perspective? The investigation is made from ten journals, five boys and five girls in the ages from 13 -18 years. The analysis which proceeds from prior research made on this area and from a number of gender theories and gender perspectives is based on a hermeneutic nature. The results show that the welfare officers make more documentation about the boys´ school situation than the girls´. Although is the documentation made more detailed about the girls´ feelings and general health. In the girls’ journals the family’s health gets more attention than in the boys´ ones where there is more focus on the boy himself. Further the results show that the girls altogether have had almost double as much contact whith the welfare officers than the boys had. Concerning documenting sparetimes interests the result show that three of the girls like riding while two of the boys do sports in their sparetime.

Specialpedagoguppdraget tolkas och beskrivs olika inom olika verksamheter. Detta kan leda till att specialpedagoguppdraget kan upplevas otydligt vilket i sin tur kan vara ett hinder för specialpedagogen att både beskriva och lyfta fram sin specialistroll. Syftet med denna studie är att bidra med kunskap om specialpedagogens uppdrag inom en Barn- och ungdomshabilitering samt vilka förutsättningar specialpedagogen har  att samverka med professioner inom ett team på en habilitering. Frågorna som ställs är: Hur beskrivs specialpedagogens uppdrag av en enhetschef samt tre specialpedagoger på en habilitering? Hur beskrivs specialpedagogens samverkan med andra professioner inom en habilitering? Vilka eventuella hinder och möjligheter beskrivs i samverkan mellan specialpedagogen och andra professioner? Metoden som använts i denna studie har en kvalitativ ansats. De metoder som använts för att svara på studiens syfte och frågeställningar är intervjuer och fältobservation. Fyra intervjuer har genomförts, en enhetschef och tre specialpedagoger, där alla fyra arbetar inom samma habilitering. Därutöver har en fältobservation genomförts. Studien har utgått ifrån sociokulturell teori med inslag av ekologisk systemteori då det finns flera likheter mellan dessa teorier. Båda teorierna lyfter fram vikten av sociala, historiska och kulturella omständigheter och vilken miljö människor befinner sig i som har betydelse för deras utveckling och lärande. Resultatet visar att specialpedagogens uppdrag inom en habilitering beskrivs otydligt ur ett historiskt perspektiv från år 1950 fram till idag. Det finns svårigheter att beskriva specialpedagogens specialistuppdrag gentemot ett generalistuppdrag inom habiliteringen även idag. Studien visar att det finns hinder i samverkan med professionerna på habiliteringen om professionerna är osäkra och låsta i sin specialistroll. Samverkan är effektiv och skapar möjligheter för bra samverkan när specialpedagogen och de olika professionerna har kompetens om varandras kunskapsområden. Studien visar att respekt, tillit, trygghet och klara ändamål för teammöten leder vidare till fungerande samverkan med familjer som har barn med funktionsnedsättning. Studien visar också att specialpedagogens uppdrag på en habilitering kan tydliggöras i Högskoleförordningen (SFS 1993:100) samt examensordningen (SFS 2017:1111). / The special educator’s role is perceived and described differently in different areas of institutions. This could lead to the consequence of the special educator’s role being perceived as unclear, which in turn can be a challenge for the special educator to both describe and enhance its role. The purpose of this study is to contribute with knowledge regarding the special educator’s role within a specific Child and youth habilitation center as well as which prerequisites the special educator possess to cooperate with various professions within a team at a habilitation center. The questions asked are the following: How is the special educator’s role described by the manager of a unit and three special educators at a habilitation center? How is the special educator’s cooperation with other professions within a habilitation center? The method used in this study has a qualitative perspective. The methods that have been used to find the answers of the study’s purpose and framing of questions, are interviews and field observations. Four interviews have been conducted, one manager of a unit and three special educators, where all four of them are working at the same habilitation. Thereof, a field observation has been conducted. The study has been made from the perspective of socio- cultural theory with the additions of ecological system theory, as there is a plethora of similarities between these theories. Both theories enhance the importance of the social, historical and cultural implications and which environment humans find themselves within that is impactful to their development and teaching. The results show that the role of a special educator at a habilitation is described as unclear from a historical perspective from 1950 to today. There are difficulties in describing the role of a special educator’s specialist role in relation to a generalist role at habilitation centers as of today. The study shows that there are challenges for cooperation between the professions at the habilitation center, if the professions are uncertain and locked to their specialist role. Cooperation is effective and creates the possibility for good cooperation when the special educator and the different professions possess competence about each other’s roles. The study shows that respect, trust, safety and clear goals for team meetings lead to improved cooperation with families that have children with disabilities. The study also finds that the special educator’s role at a habilitation center could be explained more clearly specified in the Higher Education Ordinance (SFS 1993:100) as well as the Exam Ordinance (SFS 2017:1111).

<p>This thesis is about special needs educational competence of educators working in collaborating teams within child and youth habilitation centres. The pedagogy of the moment stands for the decisions made by educators, based on their observations made when meeting the child in its different environments. These decisions build on educational theoretical and practical knowledge and experience developed through collaboration within interprofessional teams. The study was carried out through the use of focus groups consisting of professionals within different child and youth habilitation centres. The data consists of taped and transcribed focus groups discussions. Participants provided additional information concerning, estimations of the focus group session, their education and use of special needs educational assignments through additional questionnaires. The analysis focuses on how the educators conceptualise their competence and the dialogue in the group conversation. To facilitate the interactional analysis, a constructional key for the conversation was developed.</p><p>The educators within child and youth habilitation centers have not developed specific professional strategies, but instead, appear to have adapted a mission through structural means. Their competence appears contextually adapted and devel-oped within three spheres of activities. Their basic education is in the area of pre-school with theoretical focus on children’s normal development, pedagogical experience of working with groups of children, play and learning. On the basis of this background, together with experiences with toy library activities for children with disabilities, they have become one of the corner stone of child and youth habilitation centres of the 1980’s. In these centers, by tradition a mainly medical sphere of activity, they work in teams with family orientated habilitation, and have developed compe-tence for special needs educational intervention for children with disabilities. Special needs education is a supplementary field, which includes educators who are being trained for municipal operation. The educators use professional speech genres with colloquial language terminology, which is adjusted to its communicative context. The educators and their colleagues in the teams emphasize the importance of the educator bridging the medical, treatment and pedagogical contexts, together with a focus on child, parents and staff, at home and in preschool/school. A communicational genre has developed within the occupational group, where the educators reinforce rather than question each other when taking turns during interprofessional conversations. The competence of the educator is based on knowledge and experience when it comes to children, their development, play and learning. The thesis demonstrates that the main focus of the supplementary education increasingly lies on the pedagogical meeting with adults, mostly parents, around specific child. The practical pedagogical work for the child, playing as intervention as well as the specific special needs educational intervention is less conceptualised by the educators. They are requesting relevant research and theories to support their field of knowledge.</p>

This thesis is about special needs educational competence of educators working in collaborating teams within child and youth habilitation centres. The pedagogy of the moment stands for the decisions made by educators, based on their observations made when meeting the child in its different environments. These decisions build on educational theoretical and practical knowledge and experience developed through collaboration within interprofessional teams. The study was carried out through the use of focus groups consisting of professionals within different child and youth habilitation centres. The data consists of taped and transcribed focus groups discussions. Participants provided additional information concerning, estimations of the focus group session, their education and use of special needs educational assignments through additional questionnaires. The analysis focuses on how the educators conceptualise their competence and the dialogue in the group conversation. To facilitate the interactional analysis, a constructional key for the conversation was developed. The educators within child and youth habilitation centers have not developed specific professional strategies, but instead, appear to have adapted a mission through structural means. Their competence appears contextually adapted and devel-oped within three spheres of activities. Their basic education is in the area of pre-school with theoretical focus on children’s normal development, pedagogical experience of working with groups of children, play and learning. On the basis of this background, together with experiences with toy library activities for children with disabilities, they have become one of the corner stone of child and youth habilitation centres of the 1980’s. In these centers, by tradition a mainly medical sphere of activity, they work in teams with family orientated habilitation, and have developed compe-tence for special needs educational intervention for children with disabilities. Special needs education is a supplementary field, which includes educators who are being trained for municipal operation. The educators use professional speech genres with colloquial language terminology, which is adjusted to its communicative context. The educators and their colleagues in the teams emphasize the importance of the educator bridging the medical, treatment and pedagogical contexts, together with a focus on child, parents and staff, at home and in preschool/school. A communicational genre has developed within the occupational group, where the educators reinforce rather than question each other when taking turns during interprofessional conversations. The competence of the educator is based on knowledge and experience when it comes to children, their development, play and learning. The thesis demonstrates that the main focus of the supplementary education increasingly lies on the pedagogical meeting with adults, mostly parents, around specific child. The practical pedagogical work for the child, playing as intervention as well as the specific special needs educational intervention is less conceptualised by the educators. They are requesting relevant research and theories to support their field of knowledge.