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Constructions of childhood: The assessment of respite care for children with disabilities in Sweden
FoU Södertörn.
Södertörns högskola.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-6333-2852
2021 (English)In: European Journal of Social Work, ISSN 1369-1457, E-ISSN 1468-2664, Vol. 24, no 4, p. 617-628Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This study examines how childhoods are constructed within the assessment process concerning respite care for children with disabilities in Sweden. The social workers need to take into consideration the needs of the child with disabilities as well as those of the parents and siblings. The application for respite care compels the social worker to prioritise needs, evaluate children’s development and define what constitutes a good childhood. One of the results of such a process is a construction of childhood for children with disabilities which contains a strong focus on practising and developing, whereas their siblings are perceived as needing relaxation and quality time with their parents. It matches the childhood sociological concepts of ‘becomings’ and ‘beings’, where children with disabilities are stressed as ‘becoming’ and continually needing to develop their skills.

Abstract [sv]

Studien undersöker barndomskonstruktioner inom handläggningsprocessen för korttidsvistelse enligt LSS. I denna process behöver socialarbetarna väga samman behoven avseende barnet med funktionsnedsättning, föräldrar och syskon. Socialarbetaren måste prioritera behov, utvärdera barns utveckling och definiera vad som utgör en god barndom. Ett av resultaten är att barndomskonstruktioner för barn med funktionsnedsättning fokuserar på att öva och utvecklas till skillnad från syskonen som uppfattas vara i behov av avkoppling och kvalitetstid med sina föräldrar. Konstruktionerna överensstämmer med de barndomssociologiska begrepp “beings” och “becomings” där barn med funktionsnedsättningar är “becomings” i ständigt behov av att utveckla sina färdigheter.

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2021. Vol. 24, no 4, p. 617-628
Keywords [en]
Child welfare, Disability, Childhood studies, Social investigation
Keywords [sv]
Social barnavård, Funktionshinder, Barndomsstudier, Social utredning
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Social Work
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URN: urn:nbn:se:esh:diva-10093DOI: 10.1080/13691457.2020.1763260OAI: oai:DiVA.org:esh-10093DiVA, id: diva2:1735751
Available from: 2023-02-09 Created: 2023-02-09 Last updated: 2023-02-10Bibliographically approved

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