In Sweden, the social services’ responsibility for abused women has been reinforced and clarified on several occasions since the 1990s. At the same time, the knowledge of their work is undeveloped. This article analyses the social services’ support for female victims of domestic violence with a focus on organisation, based on the concepts of specialisation and specialists. The study consists of qualitative interviews with 16 social workers in eleven municipalities. The study shows great organisational variation between the municipalities, although most have some sort of specialised units or person-bound specialisation. Colleagues, training and external supervision are factors the social workers emphasise as important in working with female...
The aim of this study was to examine social workers and staff at women’s shelters experience of how ...
Previous research shows that women who are victims of intimate partner violence and also have asubst...
Intimate partner violence is a problem which is increasingly drawing attention in society. The autho...
In Sweden, the social services’ responsibility for abused women has been reinforced and clarified on...
Women who are subjected to violence in close relationships are a vulnerable group that are becoming ...
The aim of this study is to find out the resources and support actions the social services in Stockh...
The aim of the current study was to highlight the social service work with domestic violence against...
The social services in Sweden have become key actors in the field of support for female victims of d...
This study aims to examine the Swedish Social Services work with women exposed to domestic violence ...
In the society of today there is a gender power order where men are parent of women. This superiorit...
In Sweden, support for abused women has historically been a task for female volunteers in women’s sh...
Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka socialsekreterares upplevelser av att arbeta medvåldsutsat...
Women's vulnerability to domestic violence is a widespread social problem that causes problematic co...
Women who suffer from domestic violence are a frequent phenomena. According to the social services, ...
Socialarbetare och socialt arbete har blivit kritiserade för att misslyckas med att ge stöd till vål...
The aim of this study was to examine social workers and staff at women’s shelters experience of how ...
Previous research shows that women who are victims of intimate partner violence and also have asubst...
Intimate partner violence is a problem which is increasingly drawing attention in society. The autho...
In Sweden, the social services’ responsibility for abused women has been reinforced and clarified on...
Women who are subjected to violence in close relationships are a vulnerable group that are becoming ...
The aim of this study is to find out the resources and support actions the social services in Stockh...
The aim of the current study was to highlight the social service work with domestic violence against...
The social services in Sweden have become key actors in the field of support for female victims of d...
This study aims to examine the Swedish Social Services work with women exposed to domestic violence ...
In the society of today there is a gender power order where men are parent of women. This superiorit...
In Sweden, support for abused women has historically been a task for female volunteers in women’s sh...
Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka socialsekreterares upplevelser av att arbeta medvåldsutsat...
Women's vulnerability to domestic violence is a widespread social problem that causes problematic co...
Women who suffer from domestic violence are a frequent phenomena. According to the social services, ...
Socialarbetare och socialt arbete har blivit kritiserade för att misslyckas med att ge stöd till vål...
The aim of this study was to examine social workers and staff at women’s shelters experience of how ...
Previous research shows that women who are victims of intimate partner violence and also have asubst...
Intimate partner violence is a problem which is increasingly drawing attention in society. The autho...