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- Edebalk, Per Gunnar
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Samarbetskommittén för socionomutbildning 25 år. En kortfattad historik 1977-2002
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- In 1977 there was a radical reform of Swedish universities. According to the reform the six independent schools of social work were incorporated in universities or university colleges. At the same time a new discipline “social work” was established. The independent schools of social work had curricula decided by the government. With the reform this was decentralised. There was a clear risk of getting very divergent study programs and differences in quality. In order to try to get at least some form of common standards the Association was founded in 1977. During the first years much attention was paid to efforts in getting common standards. In the 80s all the programs experienced financial cuts and the Association acted as a pressure group towards the government to obtain more funds. Here the Association demanded an evaluation of the programs with the implicit aim to show that quality requirements could not be met without better funding. Efforts of further training of social workers were also on the agenda during the 80ies. The “liberty reform” of Swedish universities during the first years of the 90ies put once again the question of common standards on the agenda. The last years of the 90ies were characterised by new financial cuts and new demands for an evaluation on a national level. Such an evaluation took place and as a result the Association obtained funds from the National Board of Health and Welfare to launch three national projects aiming at increasing quality and more equal standards. This was first real cooperation between the schools.
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- Rasmusson, Bodil
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Barnavårdsutredningar på nya grunder
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Since 1999 the Swedish National Board of Health and Welfare (Socialstyrelsen) has been piloting a project entitled “Children’s Needs in Focus” (BBIC). The aim of this development project is to develop a uniform system of assessing, planning and reviewing in social work with children. It is inspired by the Integrated Children’s System (ICS) in Great Britain and the Swedish Dartingtonproject. The British system has been adapted to Swedish conditions by Socialstyrelsen in collaboration with seven Swedish municipalities and municipal regions. This report presents an investigation of social workers opinions and their methods of conducting assessments of children in need according to BBIC. The study, conducted on behalf of Socialstyrelsen, is characterized as explorative and formative with elements of process-, purpose- and component evaluation. Qualitative methods have been used and the empirical study includes document analysis of 38 assessments and interviews with 15 social workers. The evaluation shows that the assessment forms have been tested to less extent than expected and in addition with different local and personal variations. The experiences are both positive and negative. More concentrated, more balanced, better structured, better founded, more clear and reliable assessments were mentioned in the interviews as positive experiences of BBIC as well as more clear assignments to foster carers and others with responsibility for treatment of the children and families. Technical problems, lack of time, training and support from managers as well as organisational changes and turnover of staff were mentioned as important obstacles for implementation. The forms were criticized for being too detailed, too time consuming to use and difficult to take in. The social workers feared that the assessments would be too ruled and administrative. The theoretical model, the “triangle” was, however, apprehended positive by all the interviewed social workers and it had been a part of the social workers knowledgebase. From a general point of view the assessment process had improved. Collaboration between the social services and schools had for example developed in a positive direction. The document analysis showed that children’s needs were well considered in accordance with the recommended structure. The children referred to had been observed or got the right to talk for themselves in relation to the social workers. The efforts to take children’s own perspectives into consideration were, however, seldom fulfilled in judgement and analysis. Another notification was that children’s needs were described more in terms of problems than in terms of developmental needs. The concluding estimation is that BBIC, from a general point of view, is on its way to fulfil the aims. Children’s rights are strengthened, assessments according to BBIC tend to be more structured and systematic than before and quality and the legal security are improved. The purpose of uniformity seems, however, a bit problematic with regard to the translations which have been done by the local organisations, managers and individual social workers. The Social Services Act (2001:453) is a goal oriented enabling act that is based on voluntary efforts and stipulates general guidelines for the municipalities concerning their social services obligations. This circumstance together with the local self government autonomy and the fact that Swedish social workers have a high degree of discretion are factors which could be of importance for the possibilities to reach full uniformity. Social workers need qualified education, training, support and time for reflection if they going to accept and carry out the fundamental changes demanded by BBIC.
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