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Är upplevelsen av kunskap en förutsättning för upplevd trygghet i yrkesutövning? : En kvantitativ enkätstudie om socialsekreterares upplevelse av kunskap och trygghet i arbete med hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck / Is Knowledge the Main Foundation for Being Confident in Professional Practice? : A Quantitative Survey Study on Social Workers' Experience of Knowledge and Comfortability on Working with Honour-Related Violence and Oppression

Authors
  • Appleton, Molly
  • Borssén, Anna
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2024
Source
DiVA - Academic Archive On-line
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Language
Swedish
License
Green
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Abstract

Studiens syfte var att undersöka socialsekreterares upplevda kunskap om hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck samt deras upplevda trygghet i arbetet av sådana ärenden. Dessutom hade studien som mål att analysera eventuella samband mellan upplevd kunskap och arbetslivserfarenhet samt mellan upplevd kunskap och trygghet.  Inspirationen hämtades från SVT:s Uppdrag Granskning "Bortförd" (2023), där socialtjänstens hantering av hedersärenden kritiserades. Fokus i vår studie låg på bristen på kunskap och kopplingen mellan upplevd kunskap, trygghet och arbetslivserfarenhet. Genom att genomföra en enkät med 45 svar från socialsekreterare från 17 svenska kommuner och analysera svaren med statistikprogrammet SPSS, avsåg studien att belysa dessa aspekter. Resultatet indikerade att socialsekreterarnas upplevda kunskap om hedersrelaterat våld och förtryck låg på en medelnivå, medan känslan av trygghet i arbetet var relativt hög. Arbetslivserfarenhet visade en svag men signifikant koppling till upplevd kunskap. Dessutom observerades en stark positiv korrelation mellan upplevd kunskap och trygghet. Sammanfattningsvis bekräftar studien behovet av ökad kunskap om hedersrelaterat våld, då många upplever att de behöver mer kunskap i ämnet. Trots utmaningarna känner sig socialsekreterare relativt trygga när de arbetar med hedersrelaterade frågor.  / The purpose of the study was to investigate social workers' knowledge of honour-related violence and oppression, as well as being comfortable working on such cases. Additionally, the aim of the study was to analyze possible connections between perceived knowledge and work experience, as well as between perceived knowledge and being comfortable dealing with such cases.  The inspiration was drawn from a Swedish television program "Uppdrag Granskning" ("Mission: Investigation") episode named "Bortförd" ("Abducted") (SVT 2023), where the social services dealing of honour cases were criticized. The focus of our study was on the lack of knowledge and the connection between knowledge, being comfortable dealing with such cases and work experience. By conducting a survey with 45 responses from social workers from 17 Swedish municipalities and analyzing the responses with the statistical program SPSS, the study intended to shed light on these aspects. The results indicated that social workers' perceived knowledge of honour-related violence and oppression was on average, while their sense of comfortability dealing with such cases was higher. Work experience showed a weak but significant connection to perceived knowledge. In addition, a strong positive correlation was observed between perceived knowledge and the feeling of being comfortable dealing with honour-related cases. In summary, the study confirms the need for increased knowledge about honour-related violence, as many believe they need more knowledge on the subject. Despite the challenges, social workers feel relatively confident when working with honor-related issues.

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