ÄR VI STARKARE TILLSAMMANS?- EN STUDIE OM SAMVERKAN MELLAN IDEELLA ORGANISATIONER OCH SOCIALTJÄNSTEN I BETYDELSE FÖR INDIVIDER MED SPELPROBLEMATIK

The aim of this study was to explore employees attitudes within the social service and non-profit organizations, regarding difficulties and possibilities in a potential collaboration between these two sectors concerning individuals with gambling problems. The empirical material is based on qualitative methods, thus semistructured interviews were performed with social workers working with individuals with gambling problems in the social service and in one non-profit organization in a city in Sweden. When analyzing the empirical data we applied three theories; Danermark’s collaboration theory, Hasensfeld’s theories about Human Service Organization, Scott’s and Abrahamson & Andersen’s systems theory. The main result indicates that difficulties in a collaboration are due to lack of insight into each others organizations, different organizational structures and conditions, and also an imbalance in the interdependence relationship among the two organizations. Additionally, the study shows possibilities when it comes to exchange of knowledge and operating as a complement with one and other when supporting the target group