The aim of this study is to investigate whether professionals' work with women exposed to violence has changed during the Covid-19 pandemic. The purpose of the study has focused on investigating whether the pandemic has affected the interaction and meeting between women exposed to violence and  professionals, as well as the presumed impact on women's opportunity to seek help during this period through the professionals' perception. This work follows a qualitative approach with semi-structured interviews. Six Interviews have been made with five social secretaries and one social worker within a non-profit organization. The collected empirical evidence has undergone a thorough thematic analysis in relation to our theories; professionals' room for action, the professional approach and non-verbal communication. The results of the study show that the Covid-19 pandemic has had a major impact on the work with women exposed to violence, to the extent that adjustments have been made to the work even though the actual way of helping has persisted and not changed. The pandemic has in many ways made the human interaction between professional and client more difficult, and women's search for help has been affected to some extent. The isolation has lead women to be more cautious and therefore made it more difficult to seek help. In order to facilitate the professionals' work and enable the meeting with clients, digitization has been of great help in this and the biggest change in the professional work as a result of the pandemic. However, professionals feel that digitization as a tool should be used with great caution, as they work with women who do not live free and are exposed to violence. The digital communication can easily be discovered by the perpetrator of violence. It is in the professionals greatest interest to ensure the safety and security of their clients, both in terms of the spread of the virus but also in the use of digital tools. The conclusion of this study is that the Covid-19 pandemic has changed the work by making digitization a new way of executing their work, which in turn has contributed with both advantages and disadvantages. It can affect the interaction between the professional and the client, as it can be a risk to communicate via digital tools, and the human encounter can be difficult to maintain. It may also be beneficial in many cases as it is an efficient and time-saving way of working, for both parties. In conclusion, the use of digital tools will most likely not disappear, even if the pandemic will. It is largely appreciated and will be useful for various aspects in the future of social work.

Våld i nära relation är ett allvarligt och utbrett samhällsproblem. Bara i Sverige har fler än 300 kvinnor dött till följd av våld i nära relation de senaste 20 åren och var femte vuxen kvinna i Sverige någon gång under sitt liv blivit utsatt för psykiskt eller fysiskt våld av en partner. Hur våldsrelationer porträtteras i samtida skönlitteratur kan ha en inverkan på läsarens uppfattning av fenomenet. Syftet med denna studie är att ta reda på om teorier gällande våld i nära relation reflekteras i beskrivningarna av våld i nära relation som återfinns i skönlitterära böcker.  I denna studie analyseras tre samtida skönlitterära bästsäljare utifrån teorin om normaliseringsprocessen, som bryts ner i tre delar; normalisering, internalisering och externalisering, samt teorier kring barns inverkan på våldsutsattas beslut att lämna eller att stanna kvar i relationen. Målet med studien är att undersöka om och hur dessa teorier speglas i litteraturen. Resultatet visar att delar av samtliga teorier speglas i alla tre författares berättelser. Hur tydligt teorierna speglas skiljer sig åt mellan böckerna, men vår uppfattning är att böckerna antagligen har bidragit till mer kunskap gällande våld i nära relation för läsaren. / Intimate partner violence, IPV, is a serious and widely-spread societal issue. In Sweden alone, more than 300 women have died during the last 20 years due to IPV and one in five adult women in Sweden have experienced psychological or physical violence from their partner during their lifetime. How IPV is portrayed in contemporary fiction may affect the readers image of the issue. The aim of this study is to explore if scientific theories about IPV are reflected in the descriptions of IPV in fictional books. Three contemporary bestsellers are analysed based on the concept of the normalisation process, which is broken down into three parts; normalisation, internalisation and externalisation, as well as theories regarding the impact children can have on the victim's decision to leave the relationship. The goal is to investigate whether and how these theories are reflected in the literature. The results show that all three theories are reflected in the books. How clearly the theories are reflected differs between the books, but our opinion is that the books have probably contributed to more knowledge regarding IPV for the reader.