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- Daly, Mary, et al.
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Exploring Resilience with Families : National Report for Sweden
- 2023
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This report presents the analysis of the primary research conducted with a range of families in Swedenfor Work Package 4 (WP4) of the rEUsilience project. It outlines the methodological approach taken todata collection and analysis and presents the findings of the empirical work undertaken. The report’sunderpinning evidence was obtained through seven focus groups conducted with 38 members of familiesin different parts of Sweden between May and July 2023. The focus of the research was on family-relatedrisks and so the participants were chosen by virtue of potentially or actually experiencing risks or difficultsituations. The participants were drawn from families on a low income, lone-parent families and familieswith a migrant background. The evidence was analysed using thematic analysis. The study providesinsights into the obstacles facing families in responding to labour market risks when caring for children orother family members, as well as the resources and skills people mobilise to overcome the pressures theyface.The following are the main findings.•Families were found to be faced with a series of risks, with problems relating to income,employment and care intersecting together and with other background difficulties.•Insecurity in income and other aspects of life–such as housing and employment–emerged asan important defining feature of participants’ lives.•Income pressures threaded through various aspects of everyday life and needs. The costs ofchild-related expenses were identified as a primary budget item that was especially felt toincrease income pressures.•Matters relating to jobs and employment were the source of significant comment, especially inregard to the availability of work, discrimination, work-life balance and, in the case of policiesthat have job-search requirements, coping with rules and regulations.•As well as money, time was a scarce resource for some people. This led to emphasis on work-lifebalance as one of the challenges facing families–by which was meant especially time for familylife and child-related activities.•Children were prominent in people’s concerns and a strong sense of child-centredness wasevident. This was expressed in terms of a good life for children, with mention made of their rightto engage in leisure and other developmental activities as well as not to feel different or excludedbecause their parents cannot afford to give them what other children have or what is seen as thenorm.•Lone parents especially expressed a sense of being differentially treated and indicated that therewas a general lack of recognition of their particular challenges and needs.•The particular difficulties in the situation of immigrants also came out very strongly from theevidence. As well as being subject to a whole series of bureaucratic difficulties, they often feltlike ‘outsiders’.•Social pressure was a strong thread running across the focus groups. In this regard, people mademention of strong social norms in Sweden around being in paid work and optimum child-rearingpractices. It was clear that some did not feel included or were unable to be included because oftheir circumstances.•For this and other reasons, people bore the weight of considerable negative emotions as parents,such as anger and feelings of relative deprivation or fear (of the authorities). They often carrieda moral weight as well, such as feelings of guilt in relation to their children and feelings of notcontributing sufficiently.•When asked a series of questions about it, people mentioned a range of supports but theirsupport networks seemed fragile. Wider family was the most mentioned form of informalsupport but, generally, people’s support systems were not especially based on wider family andmost relied on support from one source which suggests some fragility in their support systems.•People showed considerable resourcefulness and even creativity in managing their situations. Itwas clear that they used a wide range of behaviours and skills, including cognitive skills andbehavioural and attitudinal change management. The latter often manifested in an attitude ofstoicism and determination.•Participants were critical of service availability, especially childcare services, health services andhousing provision. As well as matters of supply and hence availability, some found it difficult toaccess services because of timing, delays and bureaucracy. The system of public support wasperceived as having rigidities.•Participants had clear ideas about what measures would help to significantly improve theirsituation. In this regard, they prioritised better income support especially. In line with theperceived need for a better recognition by the state of the needs of families, people sought moreperson-oriented services as well as higher benefits to cover the cost of living. Those whosefamilies had specific needs, for example a health-related need, spoke in favour of extending the family contact service. Childcare services and housing were also identified as areas needingimprovement
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- Daly, Tamara, et al.
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Unheard voices, unmapped terrain : care work in long-term residential care for older people in Canada and Sweden
- 2012
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Ingår i: International Journal of Social Welfare. - : Wiley. - 1369-6866 .- 1468-2397. ; 21:2, s. 139-148
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article aims to contribute to comparative welfare state research by analysing the everyday work life of long-term care facility workers in Canadaand Sweden. The study’s empirical base was a survey of fixed and open-ended questions. The article presents results from a subset of respondents (care aides and assistant nurses) working in facilities in three Canadian provinces (n = 557) and across Sweden (n = 292). The workers’ experiences were linked to the broader economic and organisational contexts of residential care in the two jurisdictions.We found a high degree of country-specific differentiation of work organisation:Canada follows a model of highly differentiated task-oriented work, whereasSweden represents an integrated relational care work model. Reflecting differences in the vertical division of labour, the Canadian care aides had more demanding working conditions than their Swedish colleagues. The consequences of these models for care workers, for older people and for their families are discussed.
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- Damberg, Magdalena (current name Magdalena Elmersjö)
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Engagemang och samarbetsförmåga : En studie om hur den kommunala organiseringen påverkar flexibiliteten i verkställigheten kring boendefrågor för personer med psykiska funktionshinder
- 2007
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Denna undersökning har haft karaktären av en kartläggning där avsikten varit att få en övergripande bild av hur organiseringen kring boendefrågan ser ut samt vilka resonemang som förs. Med formuleringen boendefrågan avses både boende i det egna hemmet (boendestöd) och boende i gruppbostad. Tolv kommuner har varit aktuella för undersökningen, utvalda efter befolkningsstorlek med följande gradering; under 25 000 invånare, mellan 25 000 och 120 000 samt från 120 000 och uppåt. Övergripande frågeställningar har varit; Hur ser organiseringen ut? Varför ser den ut som den gör? Vilka för- och nackdelar finns ur ett organisations-, personal- och brukarperspektiv, med det valda alternativet? De har tjänat till att komma åt var olika beslut fattas och hur möjligheterna till flexibilitet ser ut kring brukaren. Om behovet förändras, hur snabbt ändras insatsen?Ett antagande i undersökningen har varit att den organisatoriska strukturen påverkar beslutsprocessen, möjligheterna till flexibilitet och hur den enskilde får sina behov tillgodosedda. Detta i sin tur bygger på antagandet att flexibiliteten i såväl beslutsprocessen som verkställigheten är betydelsefull för en grupp individer vars problem och behov kan fluktuera väsentligt. Sammanfattningsvis antyder undersökningen att betydelsen av organiseringen kring beslut och verkställighet är underordnad betydelsen av enskilda medarbetares engagemang och samarbetsförmåga. I undersökningen förekommer exempel på olika former av organisering och där möjligheterna till flexibilitet och anpassning till den enskilde inte upplevs vara direkt kopplade till formen. Istället är det främst tre andra faktorer som påverkar, nämligen;- Enskilda handläggares och enhetschefers engagemang, samarbetsförmåga samt vilja att få till stånd en dialog och flexibilitet kring den enskildes insatser.- Enskilda handläggares och enhetschefers arbetstyngd.- Enskilda handläggares och enhetschefers förmåga samt vilja att tidigt koppla in verkställarnas kompetens.Rapporten är nr 20 (av 24st) i Boendeprojektet som är ett riktat projekt inom ramen för kansliet för Nationell psykiatrisamordning. Projektmedel beviljades av Socialstyrelsen år 2005 för ett uppdrag inom satsningen på psykiatri och socialt stöd och omsorg för personer med psykisk sjukdom och/eller psykiska funktionshinder. Projektet har letts av David Brunt, Institutionen för vårdvetenskap och socialt arbete, Växjö universitet.
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- Damsgaard, Janne Brammer, et al.
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Music activities and mental health recovery : Service users’ perspectives presented in the chime framework
- 2021
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Ingår i: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. - : MDPI AG. - 1661-7827 .- 1660-4601. ; 18:12
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Internationally, mental health service developments are increasingly informed by the principles of recovery, and the availability of arts and creative activities are becoming more common as part of provision. Mental health service users’ experiences, reflecting on the complex nature of using music participation in recovery are, however, limited. This essay considers literature that explores how music can support mental health service users in a recovery process. We have selected studies that include a broad spectrum of music activities, as well as literature considering various concepts about recovery. The conceptual recovery framework CHIME, that includes five important components in the recovery process, is used as the backdrop for exploring music activities as a contribution to recovery-oriented practice and services in mental health care. Eleven key components are identified in which music can support the recovery process: Feelings of equality; Social and emotional wellbeing; Tolerance; Hope and social agency; Triggering encounters; Redefining and re-framing; A social practice; Moments of flow and peak experiences; Moments of meaning; Continuity; and Potentials instead of limitations. This essay concludes that the experiential knowledge of music activities from service users’ perspectives is essential knowledge when developing and using music activities in mental health recovery services. While this essay acknowledges that music activities can also produce unintended negative outcomes, the focus is on the positive contributions of music to mental health recovery processes.
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- Daneback, Kristian, 1974, et al.
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Avslutning
- 2016
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Ingår i: Socialt arbete och internet - Att förstå och hantera sociala problem på nya arenor - (red.) Daneback, K & Sorbring, E.. - Stockholm : Liber. - 9789147112692 ; , s. 266-272
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