The aim of the present study was to investigate the background, efficacy and theories behind a parent education program. I came in contact with this program during my practical fifth semester at the Bureau of Family Treatment in Lund. The training program originates from the United Kingdom, where it was called Mellow Parenting. The goal of the parent education is to enhance parent-child relationsh

The purpose of this study was to examine the work of clinical social workers. More specifically our aim was to perceive the knowledge and competence of clinical social workers using their own description of their work. The main questions that we address in this thesis are: How do the clinical social workers describe their knowledge and competence? What are the opinions of clinical social workers o

ABSTRACT Author: Aferdita Haxha, Anna-lena Hulander Title: ”Man måste brinna för att bli bränd” – en studie om en grupp kvinnors upplevelse av utbrändhet Supervisor: Anders Lundberg Assessor: Mats Hilte The aim with this essay was to examine seven women’s experiences regarding burn-out. Furthermore we looked at what emotions these women experienced during their burn-out period and how their rec

Utifrån Bourdieus (1977, 1990, 1995) förståelse av kroppslig och praktisk logik – med utvidgad förståelse av agentens handlingsutrymme – har jag genom fyra semistrukturerade intervjuer med kvinnor från ROKS-anslutna kvinnojourer diskuterat samhällsteorins samspel med praxis i det rumsliga görandet av socialt arbete. Genom uppsatsen utmanar jag förståelsen för det rumsliga ramverk inom vilket det By letting Bourdieu’s (1977, 1990, 1995) theory of bodily and practical logic – with a broader sense of the agent’s acting space – meet the data extracted from four semi-structured interviews made with women working at ROKS’ women’s shelters, this thesis explores the interaction between social theory and practice in the contextual making of social work. Throughout this thesis I challenge that cont

Syftet med studien var att undersöka vilka strategier personer med multiple skleros använder sig av för att handskas med sjukdomen då den innebär skiftande dagsform. Sju personer deltog i studien, två män och fem kvinnor. Studien hade en kvalitativ ansats och datainsamlingen skedde genom intervju med hjälp av en egengjord intervjuguide. Efter innehållsanalys identifierades tre kategorier och ett f

Denna studie undersökte korrelationen mellan romantisk anknytning och representationer av omvårdnad. Deltagarna var 56 föräldrar vars äldsta barn var mellan 1 och 6 år, och vars parrelation hade varat i minst 2 år. Hälften av deltagarna intervjuades med Caregiving and Attachment Interview (CAI), en semistrukturerad intervju om relationen till sitt äldsta barn. De genomförde även Experiences in CloThis study examined the correlation between romantic attachment and representations of caregiving. The participants were 56 parents whose oldest child was between the age of 1 and 6 years old and whose relationship with their partner had lasted for 2 years or more. Half of the participants were interviewed with Caregiving and Attachment Interview (CAI), a semistructured interview regarding their r

This paper gives an introduction to the pro and cons towards biofuel in the current international debate. The thesis is empirically based on fieldwork in Tanzania and presents a specific biofuel investment from the Swedish company SEKAB (Swedish Ethanol Chemistry AB). The location of fieldwork was in the Rufiji District where SEKAB plans to invest. The study’s focus is on the present quality of li

The purpose of the essay is to examine explanations offered by both police and social workers for street robbery committed by juveniles. Our conclusions are based on the findings from a series of semi structured qualative interwievs conducted with social workers and police from Landskrona and Malmö. These findings have been analyzed using hypotheses suggested by Merton´s anomie/strain theory and H

I denna studie har jag undersökt hur en organisation kan lyckas med sina utvecklingssamtal. De har det senaste året genomfört vissa förändringar gällande processen kring utvecklingssamtal. Studien har genomförts med utgångspunkt i medarbetares uppfattning, analyserat utvecklingssamtal och granskat vilka utvecklingsmöjligheter medarbetaren har. Vidare har jag även undersökt vilka förutsättningar so

Author: Caroline Degerfeldt Title: “We´re all the same!!” A survey with the purpose of looking in to what knowledge Social welfare secretaries have about the living conditions of GLBT-people. Supervisor: Carina Tigervall Assessor: Olle Frödin The aim for this study was to examine in what extent Swedish social welfare secretaries have knowledge about the living conditions of GLBT-people (Gay, Les

The purpose of this study was to analyse and describe the homelessness in the city of Lund. More specifically the aim was to describe the problem from different actors' points of view. The central questions were: How does the problem with homelessness appear in Lund? For what reasons does homelessness still exist according to the actors who come in contact with the problem? Who is responsible

The aim with the study was to describe and analyze the profession “personlig assistant” in Lunds kommun. The study was based on interviews with five assistants and one employer/ chief working for Lunds kommun. Eight themes were identified and discussed: tasks, working hours, working environment, the relationship between the assistant and the client, the balance of power between the assistant and t

Authors: Carl Lagrelius & Eduardo Ocaña Title: Empowerment in the Community - a qualitative study of Fritids- och Förebyggande Verksamhets work in the community of Rosengård, Malmö. Supervisor: Jan Magnusson The purpose of this study was to examine if the work done by the professional workers of Fritids- och Förebyggande Verksamhet in Rosengård could be considered as a form of empowerment. Fu

Since January 1st, 2008, there is a law in Sweden prescribing that all municipalities must be able to offer youths under 21 years of age mediation in case of crime. When mediating, two different kinds of mediators are used, one being a professional mediator and the other one a layman mediator. The purpose of my essay has been to examine how two rather small municipalities use laymen mediators and

Summary: The purpose of school essay is to investigate the outlook of Staffanstorp´s youth in private finances. Our target groups are all 9 graders who attend at the three different municipal schools in Staffanstorp´s nine-year compulsory school. In our empirical study have we used both qualitative and quantitative strategies for the reason that they complement one another and seize the subject fi

In this essay my intention has been to investigate the introductional efforts provided for newly arrived immigrants and whether these efforts have an integrating effect. To work this out I have taken use of the theory about social inclusion/exclusion and also by interviewing six persons who are professionally experienced in these particular matters. I also explain the very concept of integration a

This essay examines the meeting and the conversation that takes place between the minister and the next of kin to prepare the funeral. The main purpose of this essay is to examine and analyse this meeting and conversation from the minister’s perspective. The main questions in the essay focus on different themes, purposes of this meeting and the relationship between the minister and the next of kin

Abstract Author: Ellen Andåker Title: Living with anorexia - a qualitative study on how anorexics experience their lives. Supervisor: Anders Giertz The aim of this study was to create an understanding for how it is to live with the disease anorexia nervosa and how the anorexics feel about their living conditions within the areas family, employment, health and social life is affected by the disease