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Det (o)hanterliga klientvåldet: En kvalitativ studie om socialsekreterares upplevelser och hantering av klientvåld
Dalarna University, School of [hälsa och välfärd].
Dalarna University, School of [hälsa och välfärd].
2021 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
The (un)manageable client violence: a qualitative study about social workers’ experiences and coping strategies with client violence (English)
Abstract [sv]

”Det (o)hanterliga klientvåldet” är en kvalitativ intervjustudie med syftet att undersöka socialsekreterares upplevelser och hantering av klientvåld i deras yrkesutövning. Mer än var tredje socialsekreterare drabbas av klientvåld och det är även en av de mest förekommande orsakerna till utbrändhet och uppsägning. I studien utfördes sex stycken semistrukturerade intervjuer vars material analyserades med en tematisk analys. Coping- och resiliensteorin har använts som teoretisk tolkningsram för att förstå det empiriska materialet. Resultatet visade att klientvåld är situationsbunden och påverkar socialsekreterare olika. Vanligt förekommande copingstrategier var att söka socialt stöd i sin omgivning, förminska våldet och skilja på sin professionella och privata roll. Resultatet visade även att socialsekreterare härdas av klientvåld när de får erfara det upprepade gånger.

Abstract [en]

“The (un)manageable client violence” is a qualitative interview study aiming to explore social workers experiences of client violence and how they cope with the issue in their professional role. More than every third social worker is said to have been exposed to client violence and it appears to be one of the most common reasons of why social workers get burned out or quit their jobs. Six semi-structural interviews were conducted in the study and got analyzed with a thematical analysis. The coping- and resilience theory were used to understand the empirical material. This study’s result showed that client violence depends on the situation and affects the social workers differently. Common coping strategies tended to be searching for social support in their surroundings and separating the professional and the private self. The result also showed that the client violence does not feel as violent after being exposed to it repeatedly.

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2021.
Keywords [en]
client violence, social workers, coping, coping strategies, resilience.
Keywords [sv]
klientvåld, socialsekreterare, coping, copingstrategier, resiliens
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Social Work
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URN: urn:nbn:se:du-36407OAI: oai:DiVA.org:du-36407DiVA, id: diva2:1542580
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Social Work
Available from: 2021-04-08 Created: 2021-04-08 Last updated: 2025-10-09

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