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- Martinell Barfoed, Elizabeth, et al.
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The Desk as a Barrier and Carrier in Social Work
- 2022
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In: DESKBOUND CULTURES : Media and Materialities at Work - Media and Materialities at Work. - 9789198580082 - 9789198580099 ; 53, s. 141-141
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This chapter explores the desk as a material object as well as its sym- bolic representations in social work from a professional perspective. As we will demonstrate, different and sometimes incompatible meanings and functions associated with the desk reflect current tensions and profession- al dilemmas: On the one hand, ever since the emergence of the social work profession, the desk has symbolized a distanced and uncommitted social worker, even representing asymmetric power relations.2 On the other hand, recent endeavors at professionalization, evidence-based practices, and ac- countable welfare work have resulted, to some degree unintentionally, in an administrative turn and a strengthening of the bureaucratic understand- ing of the mission.3 Social workers, often described as semi-professionals striving for higher status, face trade-offs between traditional ideals of being committed and working close to the community, and administrative work in the office.
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- Scaramuzzino, Gabriella, et al.
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Swedish social workers’ experiences of technostress
- 2021
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In: Nordic Social Work Research. - 2156-857X.
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- This article examines the factors explaining whether or not Swedish social workers experience technostress, and highlights examples of situations when social workers experience it. The article draws on a web survey (N = 523) via a quantitative analysis of responses and a qualitative analysis of answers to an open-ended question. Approximately one-third of social workers surveyed experienced technostress either often or quite often. The binary logistic regression analysis shows that technostress is mostly a question of social workers already exposed to high workloads and high levels of general job stress. Also, the feeling of not being able to leave the job at the end of the day correlates positively with technostress. Malfunctioning technology, duplication of work, email ‘bombs’, information overload, and the fact that technology tends to set the terms of the social work, instead of the opposite, were some of the examples of situations where Swedish social workers experienced technostress. These results suggest that technology risks add new ‘invisible’ work tasks that are time-consuming. One possible explanation why so many social workers experienced technostress is that the technology that has been implemented has increased the workload instead of decreasing it and that there is a lack of procedures, strategies, and sometimes even skills to manage the technology. The results provide useful insights for social work practice concerning how social workers experience technostress. Going forward, technostress as a working environment problem should be included in systematic management of the work environment.
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Ungas samarbete - Nordens framtid
- 2000
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Editorial collection (other academic/artistic)abstract
- I Ungas samarbete - Nordens framtid ger unga människor runt om i Norden sin bild av nordisk samverkan och hur den kan utvecklas. När ungdomar som tidigare inte haft möjligheten att delta i nordiskt samarbete ges förutsättningar att skapa mötesplatser, växer både ungdomarna själva och deras intresse för nordisk samverkan. Nokon, ett nordiskt samverkansprojekt inom arbetsmarknadsområdet som pågått under två år, visar på vikten av att ungdomars egna engagemang tas till vara och att erfarenheter från olika länder kan leda till att nya samarbetsmöjligheter skapas.
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