In October 2022, the Swedish government announced a political agreement named the Tidö Agreement which presented multiple collaborative projects aimed at facing current societalissues in Sweden. In the agreement, a suggestion regarding increased information sharingbetween professionals in work with children and youth was presented as a part of the crimeprevention work. The aim of this qualitative study is to describe and analyze the role ofinformation sharing when working with children and youth, based on the experience of school counselors', social workers' and police officers'. Data collected from two semi-structured focus group interviews with seven professionals have been thematically analyzed, using Danermark’s (2007) theory of cooperation. The results indicate that political decisionsthat are perceived as difficult to interpret for professionals are used restrictively. In additionto the design of the laws, the respondents request guidance in how existing laws should beapplied, rather than new laws being established. Cooperation between school counselors',social workers' and police officers' seem to be limited by external factors, and multiplebarriers hinders a well-functioning cooperation. An overall conclusion is that politicaldecisions have a clear impact on practical work, and information sharing cannot be solelyreduced to positive or negative aspects.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:su-226707 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Anttila, Maria, Blomqvist, Josefine |
| Publisher | Stockholms universitet, Institutionen för socialt arbete |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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