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Samer i socialt arbete: Socialsekreterares kunskaper och erfarenheter av samer som klienter inom socialtjänsten
University of Gävle, Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, Department of Social Work and Criminology, Social Work.
University of Gävle, Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, Department of Social Work and Criminology, Social Work.
2020 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

The purpose of the study was to examine social workers’ knowledge and experiences of Sámi people as clients in social services. Four qualitative interviews were conducted with social workers from scattered parts of Sápmi in Sweden. Ethnic sensitivity, anti-discriminatory and systems-theoretical perspectives are the concepts and theoretical perspectives that were used to analyze the interviews. The informants’ experience that the background to Sámi clients’ issues can differ from the general population, that the Sámi clients can carry a historical oppression and have identity difficulties. Gaining trust, being flexible and finding a balance in assessment-dialogue are challenges in the meeting with Sámi clients expressed by the informants. Even though the informants have strategies to meet clients based on their profession, it appears that Sámi culture is a widely-conducted concept and that there is a need of knowledge of Sámi people and their history to ease the work with Sámi clients.

Abstract [sv]

Syftet med uppsatsen har varit att undersöka socialsekreterares kunskaper och erfarenheter av samer som klienter inom socialtjänsten. Fyra kvalitativa intervjuer genomfördes med socialsekreterare som arbetar i spridda delar av Sápmi i Sverige. Etnisk sensitivitet, antidiskriminering och systemteori är de begrepp och teoretiska perspektiv som har använts för att analysera intervjuernas empiri. Informanterna upplever att bakgrunden till samiska klienters problematik kan skilja sig åt från majoritetsbefolkningen, att de samiska klienterna kan bära på ett historiskt förtryck och ha identitetssvårigheter. Att få tillit, vara flexibel och att hitta en balans i utredningssamtal är utmaningar i mötet med samiska klienter som uttrycks av informanterna. Även om informanterna har strategier för att bemöta klienter utifrån sin profession, framgår det att samisk kultur är ett brett begrepp och att det finns ett behov av kunskap om samer och deras historia för att underlätta arbetet med samiska klienter.

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2020.
Keywords [en]
indigenous people, sámi, social work
Keywords [sv]
samer, socialt arbete, urfolk
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Social Work
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-33023OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-33023DiVA, id: diva2:1448172
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Social work
Educational program
Social work
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Available from: 2020-08-11 Created: 2020-06-26 Last updated: 2025-10-02Bibliographically approved

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