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Förebyggande arbete från strategi till praktik: En kvalitativ studie om socialarbetares erfarenheter av det förebyggande arbetet kring barn och ungdomar
University of Gävle, Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, Department of Social Work, Criminology and Public Health Sciences, Social Work.
University of Gävle, Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, Department of Social Work, Criminology and Public Health Sciences, Social Work.
2025 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Preventive work from theory to practice : A qualitative study of social workers’ experiences of preventive work with children and young people (English)
Abstract [sv]

Studiens syfte var att undersöka hur Stockholms stads strategi för att förhindra att barn, unga och unga vuxna dras in i kriminalitet tillämpas i praktiken bland socialarbetare i Stockholms stad. Genom kvalitativa intervjuer analyserades socialarbetares upplevelser av det förebyggande arbetet, hur det fungerar i praktiken samt hur samverkan bedrivs med andra organisationer som omnämns i strategin. Studien visar en diskrepans mellan teori och praktik. Strategin tolkas och tillämpas genom flera led för att slutligen formas av professionella bedömningar, anpassningar, relationer och samverkan i socialarbetarnas handlingsutrymme. Handlingsutrymmet upplevs vara stort, men begränsas av formella strukturer. Samverkan stärker det förebyggande arbetet och är en relationsberoende metod där handlingsnät skapas. Det förebyggande arbetet är komplext, mångfacetterat och kontextberoende; det formas av bärande dokument, relationellt arbete och tidiga interventioner. För att uppnå en djupare förståelse behöver arbetet analyseras i relation till hur det implementerats och hur samverkan fungerar i förhållande till det praktiska genomförandet.

Abstract [en]

The purpose of the study was to investigate how Stockholm municipality’s strategy to prevent children, youth and young adults from becoming involved in criminality is applied in practice by social workers in Stockholm. Qualitative interviews were used to analyze social workers' experiences of preventive work, practical implementation and collaboration with other organizations mentioned in the strategy. The strategy shows a discrepancy between theory and practice, which arises partly because the strategy is interpreted and applied through several levels before ultimately taking shape within the social workers´ discretion – that is limited by formal structures. Collaboration is the key to effective preventive work and is shaped by relationships. Preventive work is complex, multifaceted, and context-dependent, and is influenced by many different factors. To achieve a deeper understanding, the work needs to be analyzed in relation to how it has been implemented and how collaboration works in relation to practical implementation.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2025. , p. 56
Keywords [en]
Preventive work, Street-Level Bureaucracy, implementation, collaboration, discretion
Keywords [sv]
Förebyggande arbete, gräsrotsbyråkrati, handlingsutrymme, implementering, samverkan
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Social Work
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-47424OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-47424DiVA, id: diva2:1972054
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Social work
Educational program
Social work
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Available from: 2025-06-27 Created: 2025-06-18 Last updated: 2025-10-02Bibliographically approved

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