<p>The purpose of this study was investigating the means which rule the social worker’s choice of institution placing youths and how they match the youth’s individual need compared with the type of home. The questions were: Which significance has the characteristics of the youth and their family for the placing? Which significance has the characteristics of the institution? Which significance has the social workers’ way of working, investigation, theories, economy etc.? A qualitative way of interviewing has been used. Eight interviews were done; six with social welfare secretaries who place youths and two social workers who work with counselling and placement. The choice of respondents was made from a systematic selection because they were considered having knowledge of the subject. The interviews were taped, which enabled several revisions. Then concentrations and structural analysis were made in order to look for both common and deviant patterns in the material. The analysis and interpretation is based upon the theory of risk, behaviour, response and systems alongside with earlier studies in the subject. The conclusions were that there was a combination of factors which ruled the choice: the need of the youth, earlier experience of institutions, and professional network connections. The social welfare secretary realized the importance of matching but saw difficulties in acute placing and shortage of places. In order to facilitate for the social welfare secretary there is a need for a system where they can get objective information about the institutions for example from a co-ordinating authority.</p> / <p>Syftet med studien var att undersöka vad som styr socialarbetarens val av institution vid placering av ungdomar och hur de matchar behandlingshem utifrån ungdomens individuella behov. Frågeställningarna var: Vilken betydelse för placeringen har egenskaper hos ungdomarna och deras familjer? Vilken betydelse för placeringen har egenskaper hos institutionen? Vilken betydelse för placeringen har socialtjänstens arbetssätt, utredningar, teorier, ekonomi mm? En kvalitativ intervjumetod har använts. Åtta stycken intervjuer gjordes varav sex med placerande socialsekreterare och två socialarbetare med rådgivnings- och placeringsfunktion. Urvalet av respondenterna gjordes utifrån ett systemiskt urval då respondenterna antogs besitta relevant kunskap i ämnet. Till grund för analys och tolkning ligger risk-, behovs- och responsivitetsteorin, systemteorin samt tidigare forskning i och omkring ämnet. Slutsatsen blev att det som styr valen av institution var en kombination av barnets behov, tidigare erfarenhet av institutioner och professionellt kontaktnät. Socialarbetaren insåg vikten av matchning men såg svårigheter vid akuta placeringar och platsbrist. För att underlätta för socialarbetaren behövs ett fungerande system där de kan få objektiv information om institutionerna som exempelvis en samordnande instans.</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:oru-427 |
| Date | January 2006 |
| Creators | Gustafsson, Ulrika, Eriksson, Ingela |
| Publisher | Örebro University, Department of Behavioural, Social and Legal Sciences, Örebro University, Department of Behavioural, Social and Legal Sciences |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | Swedish |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, text |
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