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Balancing in the pandemic: how social workers respond to new risks when supporting clients who experience domestic violenceBalansera i pandemin [Socialarbetares responser på nya risker när stöd ges till klienter som upplever våld i nära relation]
Jönköping University, School of Health and Welfare, HHJ, Department of Social Work. Jönköping University, School of Health and Welfare, HHJ. SALVE (Social challenges, Actors, Living conditions, reseach VEnue).ORCID iD: 0000-0002-2319-4034
School of Social Work, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Department of Social Work, Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden.
Department of Social Work, Linnaeus University, Växjö, Sweden.
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2023 (English)In: European Journal of Social Work, ISSN 1369-1457, E-ISSN 1468-2664, Vol. 26, no 5, p. 935-947Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Sustainable development
0. Sustainable Development
Abstract [en]

Since the winter of 2020, COVID-19 has significantly changed the lives of many people. The aim of the present study is to explore how social workers specialised in the field of domestic violence (DV) balance the expectation and need to protect themselves from infection with the expectation and need to protect their clients and how this balancing affects their discretion. The method was qualitative interviews with social workers, team leaders, and managers in two Swedish municipalities. The results offer insights in how professionals experience and respond to changing conditions of social work and the potential consequences for victimised women. Three street-level responses to pandemic restrictions are presented: professionals who complied with new restrictions, professionals who negotiated some far-reaching restrictions, and professionals who resisted restrictions. Consequences for the social services, women experiencing DV, and civil society are discussed. The authors suggest that the results provide learning opportunities for managers and social workers to better understand the complex everyday life that surrounds their mission.

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Sedan vintern 2020 har Covid-19 förändrat livet för många människor. Syftet med den aktuella studien är att undersöka hur socialarbetare specialiserade på våld i nära relationer balanserar förväntningar ochbehov av att skydda sig gentemot infektion med förväntningar och behov att skydda klienter och hur detta påverkar deras diskretion. Kvalitativa intervjuer med socialarbetare, teamledare och chefer i två svenska kommuner användes som datainsamlingsmetod. Resultaten visar hur professionella erfar och responderar på förändrade villkor för socialt arbete och vilka konsekvenser detta får för våldsutsatta kvinnor. Tre responser på pandemi-restriktioner presenteras: att följa nya begränsningar, att förhandla begränsningar och att göra motstånd mot begränsningar. Konsekvenser för socialtjänst, våldsutsatta kvinnor och civilsamhället diskuteras. Författarna föreslår att resultaten ger möjlighet till lärande för såväl chefer som socialarbetare att bättre förstå den komplexitet som omgärdar deras uppdrag.

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Taylor & Francis, 2023. Vol. 26, no 5, p. 935-947
Keywords [en]
Social work; COVID-19;domestic violence; street-level responses; discretion
Keywords [sv]
Socialt arbete; Covid-19;våld i nära relation;responser; diskretion
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Social Work
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-59199DOI: 10.1080/13691457.2022.2156982ISI: 000898997300001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85144251891Local ID: HOA;;1721104OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-59199DiVA, id: diva2:1721104
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Forte, Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare, 2021-01489Available from: 2022-12-21 Created: 2022-12-21 Last updated: 2023-08-30Bibliographically approved

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