Svårigheter med känsloreglering har uppmärksammats som en orsak tillpsykologiska svårigheter samt som en förklaring till olika beteendeproblem. Behandling med fokus på känsloreglering kan således ge effekt inom flera olika områden i livet. Att utforska patienters egna erfarenheter av utfall av sådan behandling har inte skett i särskilt omfattande utsträckning. Syftet med denna kvalitativa studie är att undersöka deltagares upplevelse av utfall avseende faktiska beteendeförändringar efter att ha genomgått en gruppbehandling i färdighetsträning i känsloreglering för ungdomar och föräldrar i en barn- och ungdomspsykiatrisk kontext. Studien avser svara på frågeställningar om; vilka beteendeförändringar deltagarna upplever att de själva gjort, vilka beteendeförändringar deltagarna upplever att personen de deltog i färdighetsträningen tillsammans med har gjort samt om andra personer i deltagarnas omgivning uppmärksammat beteendeförändringar hos deltagarna. Tjugoen deltagare (10 ungdomar och 11 föräldrar) intervjuades och intervjuerna analyserades med reflexiv tematisk analys. I analysen framkom olika beteendeförändringar som tolkats i två huvudteman. Första temat, Koverta beteenden, hade följande subteman: ”Lyssna inåt”, ”Kunskapsbaserad insikt”, ”Det är okej” samt ”Nya perspektiv och förhållningssätt”. Andra temat, Overta beteenden hade följande subteman: ”Kommunikation om känslor förenar”, ”Förnuft och känsla” samt ”Konflikthantering”. Analysen ledde fram till slutsatsen att färdighetsträning i känsloreglering förefaller leda till beteendeförändringar hos deltagarna. Kliniska implikationer diskuteras. / Difficulties with emotion regulation has been identified as a common factor that can lead to various psychological difficulties and behavioral problems. Treatments that focus on emotion regulation can thus have an effect in several different areas of life. Exploring patients’ own experiences of outcomes of such treatments has not been extensively studied. The purpose of this qualitative study is to investigate participants’ experiences of outcomes regarding behavioral changes after undergoing a group treatment in emotion regulation skills training in a child- and adolescent psychiatric outpatient setting. The study intends to answer questions about; what behavioral changes the participants feel they have made themselves, what behavioral changes the participants feel that the person they participated in the skill training together with has made and whether other people in the participants’ surroundings have noticed behavioral changes in the participant. Twenty-one participants (10 adolescents and 11 parents) were interviewed and the interviews were analyzed using reflexive thematic analysis. In the analysis, various behavioral changes emerged, which are interpreted into two overarching themes. The first theme, Covert behaviors, had the following subthemes: "Listen inwardly", "Knowledge-based insight", "It's okay" and “New perspectives and approaches". The second theme, Overt behaviors, had the following sub-themes: "Communication about emotions unites", "Reason and emotion" as well as "Conflict management". The analysis led to the conclusion that skills training in emotion regulation appears to lead to behavioral change in the participants. Clinical implications are discussed. / <p>Linköpings universitet | Institutionen för Beteendevetenskap och lärande Psykoterapeutexamensuppsats, 15 hp | PsykoterapeutprogrammetHöstterminen 2022</p>

Emotions are a part of social work, and how the employees manage and process them can affect the quality of the services that they provide. It is therefore of importance to explore how social workers can manage and process their emotions and which support and possibilities to do so their organizations provide. This study is based on Hochschild´s theory of emotional labour, using her concept deep acting and surface acting. The aim of this study has been to examine similarities and differences in managing emotions between two different social work practices, one social services unit and one treatment unit. In order to explore this we conducted two focus group interviews, one at each unit. The study showed that both units were affected emotionally by their work and the actions of their clients. The treatment unit appears to primarily use deep acting and the social services unit appears to primarily use surface acting. The need to process their emotions is fulfilled in both places, primarily through collegial support and because they themselves creates the time to process, but the organization does not create any specific space for this.