According to the Conventions on the Rights of the Child, children have the right to make their voices heard and express their opinion in situations concerning them. With this paper the authors have chosen to explore social worker?s view?s on children?s participation and influence, and how these are manifested through the entire case process. The focus in this study has also been the positive and negative effects the children?s influence may have.To investigate this, a qualitative study using semi-structured interviews has been conducted.

Studiens syfte var att unders?ka socialsekreterares ber?ttelser om hur de m?jligg?r barns r?tt till delaktighet i socialtj?nstens utredningsprocess i ?renden som ber?r barn och unga. En kvalitativ metod till?mpades d?r fyra individuella intervjuer med professionella som arbetar inom socialtj?nsten med barnav?rdsutredningar genomf?rdes. Socialkonstruktionism har varit studiens ?vergripande perspektiv.