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Working with comple...
Working with complex problem behaviors in juvenile institutional care : staff’s competence, organizational conditions and public value
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- Ahonen, Lia, 1976- (författare)
- Örebro universitet,Institutionen för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete,The Life History Research Program, Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA, USA,Caps
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- Degner, Jürgen, 1964- (författare)
- Örebro universitet,Institutionen för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete,Sovil
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- Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2014
- 2014
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: International Journal of Prisoner Health. - : Emerald Group Publishing Limited. - 1744-9200 .- 1744-9219. ; 10:4, s. 239-251
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Abstract
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- PurposeInstitutional staff encounter juveniles with complex problems (externalizing and internalizing)which calls for adequate formal education/training and professional experience to deliver quality treatment, contributing to an effective organization and increasing public value. The purpose of this paper is to investigate staff’s formal education, professional experience and the institutions’ organizational strategies providing knowledge and clinical training to staff.Design/methodology/approachThe study includes staff questionnaires from eight wards (n¼102). In addition, 39 in-depth interviews were conducted with management and staff members.FindingsResults show that institutions lack clearly defined target groups, 70 percent of staff members lack college education, 30 percent has never been offered education within the organization, and the vast majority of staff does not feel competent in performing their daily work.Practical implicationsThe results from this study shed light on an overlooked area in institutions, detention centers and prison settings, and are important to policy makers and governmental organizations responsible for coercive care of juveniles.Originality/valueUnlike previous studies, treatment and detention organizations are emphasized as similar to manufacturing industry and profit organizations, and the results are discussed with departure in organizational theory.
Ämnesord
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Sociologi -- Socialt arbete (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Sociology -- Social Work (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- Prison staff
- Juvenile offenders
- Public value
- Clinical training
- Detention centres
- Social Work
- Socialt arbete
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- ref (ämneskategori)
- art (ämneskategori)
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