<p>In 2007 a project began in the Uppsala region, which aimed to help municipalities implement BBIC (Barns behov i centrum). BBIC is a system that helps social workers increase children’s participation in investigations relating to social work. This study follows up on BBIC’s implementation process in Enköping, a municipality in the Uppsala region. The overarching aim of this study is to highlight the implementation of BBIC in Enköping and more specifically the social workers’ experiences in making children participate. One of the studied topics is whether the social workers think they have adequate and sufficient resources to make children participatory. The study is qualitative and has been conducted through interviews with eight social workers in Enköping who use BBIC daily. For this study Shiers’ model of participation for children and implementation theory has been used as a theoretical perspective. These theories were chosen since they aid in exploring the social workers’ experiences and whether or not they can increase children’s participation, and if the social workers think they have the organizational resources needed to use BBIC. The results show that the social workers can make children participatory, but they also show that participation varies due to lack of organizational resources, such as time, workspace and education.</p>

In 2007 a project began in the Uppsala region, which aimed to help municipalities implement BBIC (Barns behov i centrum). BBIC is a system that helps social workers increase children’s participation in investigations relating to social work. This study follows up on BBIC’s implementation process in Enköping, a municipality in the Uppsala region. The overarching aim of this study is to highlight the implementation of BBIC in Enköping and more specifically the social workers’ experiences in making children participate. One of the studied topics is whether the social workers think they have adequate and sufficient resources to make children participatory. The study is qualitative and has been conducted through interviews with eight social workers in Enköping who use BBIC daily. For this study Shiers’ model of participation for children and implementation theory has been used as a theoretical perspective. These theories were chosen since they aid in exploring the social workers’ experiences and whether or not they can increase children’s participation, and if the social workers think they have the organizational resources needed to use BBIC. The results show that the social workers can make children participatory, but they also show that participation varies due to lack of organizational resources, such as time, workspace and education.