Child protection investigations in the Swedish social services - are they really children´s best interests? : Is a "hunting the monster theory" influencing social work and decisions?

• Some questionable patterns of thinking in the child protection investigations, in compulsory placement of children, in Sweden, are critically discussed. It is also suggested that a kind of psychotic thinking (self-insight is weak) named "hunting the monster theory" lies behind many phenomena in the thinking of the investigators in the child protection investigations. Twelve hypotheses are formulated about this theory. It should be clear that this theory can be relevant to a subset of cases, not to all cases in compulsory placement and not to the many cases with voluntary placement.

• Osakliga fenomen i barnavårdsutredningar diskuteras och en teori om "monsterjakt" formuleras vilken klargörs i form av 12 hypoteser. Denna teori tänks omfatta en delmängd av fallen med tvångsomhändertaganden.

Subject headings

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Sociologi -- Socialt arbete (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Sociology -- Social Work (hsv//eng)

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Psykologi -- Psykologi (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Psychology -- Psychology (hsv//eng)

Keyword

child

child protection investigation

social services

social work

decision

monster theory

compulsory placement

organizational psychosis

cognitive error

fantasy

cognitive biases

investigative method

critical thinking

objectivity

Swedish social welfare

barn

barnavårdsutredning

BBIC

LVU

socialtjänst

utredningsmetodik

tankefel

källkritik

fantasi

monsterjakt

beslut

omhändertagande

Social work

Socialt arbete

Cognitive science

Kognitionsforskning

Social Work

Socialt arbete

Psykologi

Psychology

Juridik

Law

Publication and Content Type

vet (subject category)

kon (subject category)