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Sekundär traumatisering - en oundvklig del av socialsekreterares arbetsvardag? : En kvalitativ studie av socialsekreterares upplevelser av att hantera och förebygga sekundär traumatisering. / Secondary traumatization - an inevitable part of the social worker`s work day? : A qualitative study of social worker`s experiences of managing and preventing secondary traumatization.

The aim of this study was to gain an increased understanding of how social worker’s in Sweden experience, manage and prevent secondary traumatization at work. It was a phenomenological and qualitative study were the results was collected through semi-structured interviews with social worker’s. The result has been interpreted from the coping theories by Lazarus and Folkman. The result shows that the majority of the social worker’s that we interviewed experience secondary traumatization and use different coping stratigies to handle said trauma. The main problemfocused coping strategies constitues coaching sessions and also simply being prepared. The more often used emotional strategies includes, among others, social support, self-care, reflection and avoidance. Social worker’s use different strategies during similar situations which is mainly based on their own personality, experiances and knowledge. A sense of purpose, competence building, and a balance between work- and private life are largely perceived to be the most important preventative factors, where both the organization and the individual need to take their respective responsibility.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:lnu-86240
Date January 2019
CreatorsForssell, Alexandra, Libert, Filippa
PublisherLinnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för socialt arbete (SA), Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för socialt arbete (SA)
Source SetsDiVA Archive at Upsalla University
LanguageSwedish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeStudent thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text
Formatapplication/pdf
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

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