Att vara en räckande hand
Personliga assistenters förhållande till den andres självbestämmanderätt
Personal assistantSelf-determinationSocial careInterpersonal relationshipsEmpowermentPersonlig assistentSjälvbestämmandeSocial omsorgDet mellanmänskligaEmpowerment.
The purpose with our essay was:- To study how personal assistants understand their occupation role.- To describe the attitude of personal assistants to the right of self-determination of their care receivers. We have used a qualitative research method called phenomenografic. The empirical material was based on four interviews that served as the data collection methods. The interviewees were four women from two different municipalities of Middle Sweden. The interviewed personal assistants work with adult people who have mental disabilities. As a result we came up with eight categories which showed that personal assistants, despite some difficulties, perceive their careers as crucial for society?s well being. The phenomenon of self-determination was much easier to describe than to put to practice. The reason for personal assistants withholding the other persons? right to self-determination was that they were facing ethical dilemmas.