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Klienter med psykisk ohälsa: Hur förberedd känner man sig efter socionomexamen?
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
Clients with mental health challenges: How prepared do you feel with a degree in social work? (English)
Abstract [sv]

Psykisk ohälsa är ett växande samhällsproblem som yrkesutövare inom fältet socialt arbete dagligen stöter på. Tidigare forskning indikerar på att nyexaminerade socialarbetare inte upplever sig förberedda för att möta psykisk ohälsa hos klienter. Studiens syfte var att undersöka hur väl förberedda nyexaminerade socionomer upplever sig vara för att möta klienter med psykisk ohälsa. För att undersöka detta utfördes sju semistrukturerade intervjuer med socialsekreterare, examinerade från sex olika lärosäten, som i dagsläget är yrkesaktiva inom socialtjänsten. Materialitet analyserades utifrån tematisk analys och teorin erfarenhetsbaserat lärande. Studien visade att informanterna upplevde att socionomutbildningen saknade direkt utbildning kopplat till psykisk ohälsa och majoriteten av informanterna hade önskat mer verklighetsförankring under utbildningen. Studien fann även att kompetens upplevdes ha utvecklats i samband med praktiskt arbete. Resultatet belyste ett behov av ytterligare forskning i ämnet eftersom psykisk ohälsa blir ett allt vanligare samhällsproblem som socionomer dagligen stöter på och bör ges förutsättningar att hantera.

Abstract [en]

Mental illness is an increasing societal problem that professionals in the field of social work encounter daily. Previous research indicates that newly graduated social workers feel unprepared to face mental health challenges in clients. This study aimed to investigate how well prepared newly graduated social workers feel to meet clients with mental health challenges. To investigate this, seven semi-structured interviews were conducted with social workers, that graduated from six different universities, who are currently professionally active in social services. The material was thematically analyzed using experiential learning theory. The study found that social work education, form an informant perspective, lacked direct education linked to mental illness and most informants desired more reality-based education. The results also showed that competence was primarily perceived to have been developed through practical work. The findings highlighted a need for further research on the subject, as mental illness is becoming an increasingly common societal problem that social workers encounter daily and should be given the conditions to manage. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2025. , p. 51
Keywords [en]
Competence, education, experiential learning, expertise, mental health, newly educated social workers, skills
Keywords [sv]
Erfarenhetsbaserat lärande, färdigheter, kompetens, nyexaminerade socionomer, psykisk ohälsa, utbildning, yrkeskunnande
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Social Work
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-47758OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hig-47758DiVA, id: diva2:1978631
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Social work
Educational program
Social work
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Available from: 2025-06-30 Created: 2025-06-27 Last updated: 2025-10-02Bibliographically approved

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