"Bara för att man blir äldre slutar man inte dricka" - En studie om hur biståndshandläggare arbetar kring brukare med ett alkoholberoende

The aim of this study was to examine the social workers experience and their thoughts about their work with elderly clients who suffers from an alcohol addiction. More specifically was to find out how the social workers themselves look upon their own competence in the work with this type of clients. We also wanted to find out how their cooperation with other authorities looks like in Malmö Stad. Our research questions were: • What experiences and thoughts do social workers have about their work with elderly people with alcohol addiction? • What are the social workers experiencing when it comes to collaboration with other authorities in their work with elderly clients with alcohol addiction? All six of our informants has volunteered to be a part of our study. The interviews are based on a semi structured model with open questions. The results of our study are that alcohol addiction is a problem that is hard to talk about and just because you are getting older does not mean that the problem is getting smaller. It is a problem that is getting more and more common among the ageing population and we need more research to be able to come up with social efforts that will meet this problem