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Dialogues for Care and Safety: The Role of Social Workers in Responding to Sexual and Gender-Based Violence against Unaccompanied Children
(2020-12-14)
In the past years, Sweden has been faced with high numbers of unaccompanied and separated children (UASC) who are fleeing war and turmoil from their home countries through Europe. These children are resilient but also face ...
Transnational Experiences of Ugandan Students in Gothenburg, Sweden; Challenges and Adaptation strategies
(2021-02-05)
The aim of this qualitative study was to explore the transnational experiences of Ugandan students in Gothenburg; Sweden. The focus was to understand how cultural differences affect the academic and social life of these ...
“Even if they live a destructive life, at least they won´t die” A qualitative study of how social workers at housing facilities for individuals in homelessness and substance abuse perceive and act upon violence against women
(2020-09-10)
The aim of this study is, from a Swedish point of view, to investigate and analyse how social workers at housing facilities for people in homelessness and substance abuse perceive and act upon violence against women. ...
Beyond vulnerabilities: Exploring the coping mechanisms of children as family heads in child-headed households in Kampala district Uganda.
(2021-10-07)
Uganda is a signatory of both local and international child protection protocols and has further shown its great commitment to child welfare through various agencies put up to implement child welfare-related issues. Yet ...
Samsyn och motsägelser i kunskapens namn En intervjustudie av socialchefers diskurser om socialsekreterares kunskapsinhämtning och -användning
(2020-06-29)
Det finns flera skäl till att kunskap är viktigt att diskutera inom socialt arbete och inom socialtjänsten i synnerhet. I denna uppsats undersöker jag, genom kvalitativa intervjuer, hur socialchefer talar om socialsekreterares ...
Challenges of Service User Participation in Human Service Organisations: A Case Study in a Swedish Charity Organisation
(2020-10-19)
This report aims to explore the failures of service user participation initiatives in human service organisations. Despite the positive portrayals of service user participation and goals towards implementation, often times ...
A Justified Infringement on Privacy? - A Qualitative Study on the Private Labour Market Actors’ Perceptions of Workplace Drug Testing
(2021-08-25)
The purpose of this study was to get an understanding of the perceptions and experiences
of drug tests as a measure to prevent substance use at workplaces. The focus was to
explore the perceptions of different actors ...
Managing conflicting professionalisms: social assistants work with unaccompanied minors within the Swedish municipal social services
(2020-06-12)
This Masters thesis aimed to explore how social assistants have been impacted by the changes enforced since 2016 in their work with unaccompanied minors. They have worked in an ethically complex situation, of attempting ...
Children in Prison: Contemplating Processes and Decisions to Separate the Children from their Mothers in Uganda
(2020-03-13)
Introduction and context: With the number of imprisoned women who also double as mother continue to grow, so has the number of innocent children accompanying their mother behind bars. Around the World, different countries ...
Do fathers care? Examining caring experiences of Ugandan transnational fathers in Gothenburg Sweden.
(2021-02-25)
The purpose of the study is to explore caring experiences of transnational Ugandan fathers in Gothenburg Sweden based on their caring lived realities taking in account of their understanding of care. The aims of the study ...