Despite laws and guidelines, documentation within social work among individuals with disabilities has been subject to continuous criticism due to its inadequacy. Documentation tends to focus on the administration´s need for documentation rather than the professional´s need to describe actual circumstances. Professionals, whether consciously or not, have the power to construct and perpetuate a reality that both colleagues and the individuals with disabilities must navigate. Documentation may not always align with the fundamental principles of the law and principles of social work, which emphasize participation and self-determination. A qualitative research method has been used to study implementation plans and journal entries written by professionals in work with individuals with disabilities. Through discourse analysis, several conclusions can be drawn. The results have contributed to a broader understanding of how communication difficulties and other circumstances can pose challenges for employees to meet the individual's autonomy. Despite these challenges, it can be seen that different ways of documenting can present the individual as an object of care or a subject of rights. Seeing individuals as care objects risks dehumanization and undermines autonomy, hindering their active participation. Therefore, professionals have a great responsibility in the formulation of documentation and wording to ensure that self-determination and participation are more prominent than expressions of power.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:lnu-131052 |
| Date | January 2024 |
| Creators | Håkansson, Tilde, Sundberg, Therése |
| Publisher | Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för socialt arbete (SA) |
| 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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