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Enhetschefers syn på kunskapsformers och ramfaktorers betydelse för insatser inom socialtjänsten
Institutionen för socialt arbete, Stockholm universitet.
Ersta Sköndal Bräcke University College, Department of Social Sciences.
Ersta Sköndal Bräcke University College, Department of Social Sciences.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5015-0443
Ersta Sköndal Bräcke University College, Department of Social Sciences.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7116-5601
2021 (Swedish)In: Socialvetenskaplig tidskrift, ISSN 1104-1420, E-ISSN 2003-5624, Vol. 28, no 2, p. 209-230Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [sv]

Det är väl belagt i internationell forskning att en pluralism av olika kunskapsformer och organisatoriska förhållanden påverkar val och utformning av insatser inom socialt arbete. I den svenska kontexten har det visat sig att dessa kunskapsformer och så kallade ramfaktorer kan framstå som svårförenliga eller till och med i konflikt med varandra. Samtidigt saknas det aktuella svenska studier som på en nationell nivå visar vilken utbredning och upplevd betydelse kunskapsformer och ramfaktorer har för kommunernas utbud och val av insatser. I artikeln presenterar vi en nationell studie av enhetschefers syn på olika kunskapsformers och ramfaktorers förekomst och betydelse för utbud och beslut om insatser inom socialtjänstens individ- och familjeomsorg. Artikeln bygger på data från en nationell enkät riktad till enhetschefer för ett urval av Sveriges kommuners barn- och familje- respektive missbruksverksamheter. Resultaten visar att samtliga undersökta kunskapsformer och ramfaktorer påverkar val och utformning av insats, men att vissa former mer framträdande än andra. Främst baseras val och utformning av insats på individuell erfarenhetsbaserad kunskap från yrkeserfarenhet och utbildning, snarare än kollektiv professionell kunskap. Vidare menar enhetscheferna att systematiska kunskapssammanställningar påverkar i högre utsträckning än enskilda kvalitativa och kvantitativa forskningsstudier inom vetenskaplig kunskap. När det gäller ramfaktorer visar studien att insatsens kostnad påverkar i mindre utsträckning än faktorer som tillgänglighet, ramavtal och lagstiftning.

Abstract [en]

Swedish and international research shows that social work intervention design is permeated by a plurality of discretionary actors, knowledge forms, and organizational conditions. Against this background, this paper presents the results of a national questionnaire survey that explored and compared the organizational conditions and knowledge base of intervention design in local public administrations in Sweden. The empirical material of this study was gathered through a questionnaire survey completed by managers in Swedish social services. The sampling method was stratified based on the number of inhabitants in the municipality where the local public administration unit was located. Sweden’s 290 municipalities were divided into four strata. The data were analysed by descriptive statistical methods and correlation analysis (Spearman). The study found social work intervention design to be permeated by a pluralism of knowledge forms and organizational conditions. However, managers described some knowledge forms as more significant than others for the choice and design of interventions: professional experience-based knowledge, research-based knowledge, and evidence-based knowledge were described as the most significant. Client knowledge and layperson knowledge were described as the least significant, while organizational knowledge, such as local follow-ups and evaluations, was described as having a moderate impact on intervention design. When it comes to administrative and organizational conditions, financial restrictions were not reported as a crucial factor for the choice and design of interventions, while legislation and procurement were reported to have a greater impact.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2021. Vol. 28, no 2, p. 209-230
National Category
Social Work
Research subject
The Individual in the Welfare Society, Social Welfare and the Civil Society
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:esh:diva-8287DOI: 10.3384/SVT.2021.28.2.4256OAI: oai:DiVA.org:esh-8287DiVA, id: diva2:1458185
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Publication status in dissertation: Submitted

Title in dissertation: Nationella imperativa och lokala praktiker: om kunskapsformers och ramfaktorers betydelse för insatser inom socialtjänstens individ- och familjeomsorg

Author order in dissertation: Wollter, F., Segnestam Larsson, O., Karlsson, P., and Oscarsson, L.

Available from: 2020-08-14 Created: 2020-08-14 Last updated: 2023-09-26Bibliographically approved
In thesis
1. The reasoning behind social work intervention design
Open this publication in new window or tab >>The reasoning behind social work intervention design
2020 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

In social work, the methods for achieving policy goals are often subject to some degree of local and case-by-case autonomy. This autonomy enables the design of interventions to be negotiated between different actors, which are underpinned by diverse logics, interests, and knowledge-bases. This dissertation explores the reasoning behind social work intervention design. The study focused on how involved actors reason when they deliberate on which design to choose inindividual cases, including how different forms of knowledge and local organizational conditions affect the choice of design. The aim was to develop comprehensive knowledge about social work intervention design that is not limited to the influence of a single actor, knowledge form, decision-making model, or specific organizational condition. The study found that professional experiential knowledge and the local availability and range of intervention forms are the most significant factors shaping the design and customization of intervention. Furthermore, the study found that the local range of intervention forms is not based on professional analysis, but rather developed randomly and subject to managerial control. Client experiences can be significant if social workers assess their desires as credible and sustainable, or if clients are highly motivated or have had success in the past with the intended form of intervention. Several other factors of significance exist, but to a lesser degree or in a smaller proportion of the studied municipalities, such as financial constraints, the community interest of laypersons, and research findings. Regarding the use of research-based knowledge, there seems to be a decoupling between management and street-level. Social work managers described research-based knowledge,evidence-based practice, professional experiential knowledge, procurement, and legislation as the most significant factors of treatment deliberation.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm: Ersta Sköndal Bräcke University College, 2020. p. 193
Series
Avhandlingsserie inom området Människan i välfärdssamhället, ISSN 2003-3699 ; 6
Keywords
Decision-making, problem-solving, discretion, social work
National Category
Social Work
Research subject
The Individual in the Welfare Society, Social Welfare and the Civil Society
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:esh:diva-8289 (URN)978-91-985808-6-0 (ISBN)
Public defence
2020-09-18, Aulan, Campus Ersta, 13:00
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Supervisors
Available from: 2020-08-24 Created: 2020-08-14 Last updated: 2023-09-22Bibliographically approved

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