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- Bennich, Maria, 1959-, et al.
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Förändrade förutsättningar för människobehandlande arbete inom socialtjänsten under covidpandemin
- 2023
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Ingår i: Tidsskrift for Arbejdsliv. - : Syddansk Universitetsforlag. - 1399-1442. ; 25:4, s. 28-40
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Covid-19 pandemin förändrade förutsättningarna för människobehandlande organisationer och även för att bedriva socialt arbete inom socialtjänsten. Villkoren och förutsättningarna för interaktion och relationsarbetet såväl med medarbetare som med sårbara människor i behov av hjälp och stöd av socialtjänsten är i fokus för denna studie, som bygger på intervjuer med nio socialarbetare. Intervjuresultatet och analysen pekar på att den snabba omställningen till att arbeta på fysisk distans via tekniska lösningar bidrog till att arbetet kunde genomföras men att interaktionsritualer förändrades på ett sätt som i många fall påverkade socialarbetarna i negativ riktning – det gällde såväl interaktionen medarbetare emellan såväl som arbetet med klienter och brukare. Dessutom pekar resultatet på att det sociala arbetet med socialt utsatta människor i vissa situationer inte är möjligt eller lämpligt att genomföra genom fysisk distans eller genom tekniska lösningar, utan behöver ske i direkt interaktion mellan socialarbetare och klienter.
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- Finch, Jo, et al.
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Social work and countering violent extremism in Sweden and the UK
- 2022
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Ingår i: European Journal of Social Work. - : Routledge. - 1369-1457 .- 1468-2664. ; 25:1, s. 119-130
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Social Work in Europe, is now being tasked with managing the 'problems' of terrorism, i.e supporting those affected by terrorist attacks, managing returnees affiliated with Terrorist groups in the Middle East, or, as will be discussed here, identifying those at risk from radicalisation and extremism. Both Britain and Sweden have Counter-Terrorism policies, but recent developments in both countries have made it a statutory requirement for social workers to work within such policies. This paper seeks to explore the policies in both countries, utilising a comparative approach to consider the similarities in not only policy and practice but also in the ethical consequences such policies pose for social workers across Europe. The exploration considers; the extent to which anti-radicalisation policies influence social work practices in Sweden and the UK and how they might undermine social work as a human rights profession. The results indicate that anti-radicalisation policies run the risk of reducing social work to become a 'policing profession' practising social control. This has substantial consequences for social work and its global ethics, which should be considered and struggled against by social workers committed to principles of social justice and human rights.
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- Flem, Aina Lian, et al.
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Revitalizing social work education through global and critical awareness : Examples from three Scandinavian schools of social work
- 2017
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Ingår i: European Journal of Social Work. - : Routledge. - 1369-1457 .- 1468-2664. ; 20:1, s. 76-87
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Increasing globalisation, reorganisation of the Scandinavian welfare regimes and the awareness of increasing global roots of local social problems necessitated change in the curriculum of social work in three Scandinavian schools of social work in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. Recent global transformations, increasing global inequalities, increasing forced migration and the emergence of glocal social problems make the traditional education and methods of social work ineffective and in some cases harmful for people in need of social work intervention. This article examines the need to provide critical, global and multilevel perspectives in social work education in order to prepare social work students for the increasing social problems with global roots. The article, which is based on cross-national collaborations in social work education between three Scandinavian countries, addresses global and critical components in theoretical courses, professional training and field practice in the social work education of the countries in question. It is argued that social work education should move beyond the old division of classical and international/intercultural toward including global and critical perspectives in an integrative manner in all programs.
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- Ghazanfareeon Karlsson, Sofie, et al.
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Forced migration, older people and displacement
- 2019
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article describes the field of literature concerning globally displaced older refugees and outlines the implications for social work as a human rights profession. The study is based on a review of the social work literature and current examples of globally displaced older refugees; the Rohingya older people at the Bangladesh-Myanmar border and older Palestinians at the Israel-Gaza border and in Lebanon.The authors suggest that social workers as ‘front-line human rights workers’ are uniquely placed to identify needs, take actionable steps to protect, and advocate for the human rights of displaced older refugees. Global social work ethics and principles of human dignity and human rights need to underpin social work practices that engages people and structures to address life challenges and enhance wellbeing among displaced older refugees at war zones, at the borders and in refugee camps. Future research and welfare projects that aim at analysing the political context, which form the living conditions of forcibly displaced older refugees, whilst enhancing the importance of social workers in interprofessional collaborations and social protection in these areas, are discussed.
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- Ghazanfareeon Karlsson, Sofie, phd, senior lecturer, 1969-, et al.
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Forced migration, older refugees and displacement : Implications for social work as a human rights profession
- 2020
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Ingår i: Journal of Human Rights and Social Work. - : Springer. - 2365-1792. ; 5:3, s. 212-222
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article explores the conditions of globally displaced older refugees and outlines the implications for social work as a human rights profession. The study is based on a literature review and two current case examples of globally displaced older refugees facing long-term structural discrimination and human rights violation: older Rohingyas at the Bangladesh-Myanmar border and older Palestinians at the Israel-Gaza and Lebanon borders. The authors suggest that social workers as 'front-line human rights workers' are uniquely placed to identify needs, and take actionable steps to support and advocate for the human rights of older displaced refugees. It is argued that global social work ethics and principles of social justice and human rights should underpin social work practices that engage people and structures in order to address life challenges and enhance the well-being of displaced older refugees in war zones, at borders and in refugee camps. Future research and welfare projects that aim to analyse the political context that forms the living conditions of forcibly displaced older refugees, whilst enhancing the importance of social workers in interprofessional collaborations in these areas, are discussed.
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- Heggem Kojan, Bente, et al.
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The refugee ‘crisis’, welfare nationalism and social justice : Critical perspectives in Social Work Education
- 2017
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Ingår i: Social work education in Europe: challenging boundaries promoting a sustainable future. - 9782956049203 ; , s. 35-35
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- The increasing refugee immigration to Europe has influenced almost all European countries including Sweden and Norway. Although the countries have relatively strong welfare states, the neoliberal reorganisation and increasing immigration during 2015-2016 has challenged the welfare states. This presentation critically examines the sociopolitical responses of Sweden and Norway to the increasing immigration and refugees and how it might have influenced social work education and practice. Based on a review of governmental responses to the increasing immigration, we present how the right-based welfare states of Sweden and Norway were tackling the recent refugee ‘crisis’ and if the new situation has influenced social work education and practice aimed at promoting social justice and social integration. Increasing global social problems with local consequences require new perspectives and competencies of practice, which urge educational institutions to adapt themselves to new the conditions.
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- Herz, Marcus, 1978, et al.
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Mot ett kritiskt socialt arbete
- 2022. - 2
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Ingår i: Kritiskt socialt arbete. - Malmö : Liber. - 9789147144235 ; , s. 214-228
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)
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- Jönsson, Jessica H., 1981-
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A Social Work Education Without Borders
- 2015
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Ingår i: Social Dialogue. - : The International Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW). - 2221-352X. ; :11, s. 4-7
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- Jönsson, Jessica H., 1981-
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A weakening welfare state and the changing professional identities of social workers in Sweden
- 2018
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Ingår i: 8th European Conference for Social Work Research. - Edinburgh : The University of Edinburgh. - 9781999920579 ; , s. 170-170
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Social workers have historically been an integral part of a well-developed welfare state in Sweden. However, the traditional ‘solidary role’ of social workers has rapidly altered due to the neoliberal changes, which has weakened the social support system. This has created ‘identity crisis’ for many social workers who still perceive themselves as promoters of ‘welfare of the people’. This study explores the neoliberal transformations and the changing professional identity of municipal social workers and their experiences of, and responses to, the neoliberal reorganisation of public social work in Sweden. The following questions have guided the study: How has the recent political, social and organisational transformations influenced the daily work of social workers? How such changes have influenced the relationship and trust between social workers and service users? How such neoliberal transformations have influenced social workers professional identity? How do social workers respond to neoliberal changes in and limitations to their professional activities? The contribution is based on interviews with 15 social workers working in different municipalities in Sweden, during 2016-17. The interviewed social workers were engaged in different areas of public municipal social work, such as in the areas of child and family welfare, homelessness, mental health problems and substance abuse and social work with asylum-seekers. The results have been analysed in the frame of critical social theory. The study shows that meanwhile some social workers are resisting the neoliberal managerialism, which influence their sense of pride in their professional identities by finding new creative and progressive ways of working with people in need, others are uncritically adjusting themselves to evolving forms of neoliberal managerialism. It is concluded that the new neoliberal political and organisational landscape of professional social work in Sweden and the retreat of the welfare state from its traditional duties and, thereby, the reduction of social workers possibilities to work directly with service users, make the struggle for revitalisation of rights-based welfare state and solidary social work more urgent than ever.
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- Jönsson, Jessica H., 1981-
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Beyond empowerment : Changing local communities
- 2010
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Ingår i: International Social Work. - : Sage Publications. - 0020-8728 .- 1461-7234. ; 53:3, s. 393-406
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article critically analyses empowerment projects in a local community in southern India and explores the shortcomings of development projects aimed at changing living conditions of marginalized people. It is argued that international social work should move beyond established empowerment theories and practices and include combating structural barriers in an emancipatory manner.
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- Jönsson, Jessica H., 1981-, et al.
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Critical reflections on international social work research : Beyond South/North divides
- 2022
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Ingår i: Revitalising Critical Reflection in Contemporary Social Work Research, Practice and Education. - London : Routledge. - 9781032163178 - 9781003248057 ; , s. 38-51
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Several scientific discourses influenced by ‘colonial discourses’ are reproducing discriminatory categories of human societies and are therefore incapable of deconstructing the ‘coloniality of power’, and grasping the complexity and interconnectivity of human societies. This makes decolonising of knowledge – including the knowledge base of international social work studies aiming to fight global inequalities – an urgent task of any critical research. Such a position urges the researcher to carefully choose research questions, methods and theoretical perspectives. Based on the authors’ own studies of global inequalities and critical reflection processes, this chapter explores that by using established scientific concepts and discourses in international social work, research runs the risk of legitimising and reinforcing global inequalities. It is argued that critical reflection as a decolonising research methodology can be helpful for finding alternative ways of doing research and collecting data when practising postcolonial intersectionality in international, national and local contexts. The chapter also discusses the importance of methodological concerns in international social work research, and how critical reflection guided by postcolonial perspectives can be used as part of a research methodology for studying social problems and global inequalities beyond South/North divides.
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- Jönsson, Jessica H., 1981-, et al.
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Field training in the Global South and unequal power relations : On the challenges of encounters
- 2018
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Ingår i: FORSA/NOUSA - Nordic Social Work Conference 2018. ; , s. 41-41
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- International field training offers unique opportunity for social work students to deepen their understandings of dominant social forces and power relations behind the reproduction of inequalities. Field training in the Global South is often influenced by many students’ colonial discourses and ignorance of their ‘whiteness of power’ received through their West-centric education in the Global North. This creates a challenge for social work educators to properly prepare students for field training in Global South. In this study, based on a mixed method approach, web survey, focus groups and document review of field reports, we examine how international field training influence Swedish and Norwegian students’ knowledge and personal and professional development. The study is guided by the questions: ‘What exemplify inequality of power encountered by the students conducting field training in the Global South?’, ‘What prevent and enable students in identifying unequal power relations during international field training?’, ‘How can social work educators ensure that social work students disentangle power dynamics at personal and structural levels? The results of the study show that international field training can both contribute to deepening students’ understanding of power and privileges and also reinforce their a priori ‘Us’ and ‘Them’-based knowledge. This means that social work educators bear a major responsibility for developing critical curriculums including pedagogical practices using critical reflection of how own biases, assumptions and dominant worldviews may affect the ways students perceive differences and power relations in international field trainings in the Global South.
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- Jönsson, Jessica H., 1981-, et al.
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Fishing for development : A question for social work
- 2012
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Ingår i: International Social Work. - : Sage Publications. - 0020-8728 .- 1461-7234. ; 55:4, s. 504-521
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study explores the consequences of the European Union’s fishing agreements with a few African countries for individuals in local communities. The empirical results show that European fishing in African waters has destructive consequences for local fishing communities and leads to increasing migration from fishing communities to Europe where immigrants are facing increasing discrimination. It is argued that social work should consider new global transformations and build global alliances in order to fight against structural inequalities and improve individual life chances.
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