This study aims to research the Swedish social Services work concerning women with intellectual disabilities that experience intimate partner violence. Six semi- structured interviews with social service workers, that works with intimate partner violence, has been conducted and is the base for the results. The results show that the ability to offer suitable help for these women differs depending on the municipality. The study also shows that a lot of the social service workers do not feel that they have the suitable competence and qualifications to work with women with intellectual disabilities that has experienced intimate partner violence. Some social service workers have found approaches to adapt meetings by using resources in the networks of these women. The results also shows that the social service workers point out areas of the social services that are flawed when it comes to women with intellectual disabilities that experience violence. This study shows that women with intellectual disabilities that have experiences of intimate partner violence does not have the same opportunities to get appropriate help from the social services as women without intellectual disabilities does. It also becomes apparent that the Swedish social services have areas that are flawed and need to be developed.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:mau-68902 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Jönsson, Amanda, Karlström, Yrsa |
| Publisher | Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS) |
| 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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