Eftervårdens implikationer
En kvalitativ studie om terapeuters arbete med utsluss och eftervård i en integrerad behandlingsprocess
AftercareYouthTreatmentFacilitiesSeparationTherapeutic relationshipsEftervårdUngdomarBehandlingInstitutionerSeparationTerapeutisk relation
AbstractThe term aftercare is largelyexplained by means of the contextual and ideological conditions for treatmentwhich are to be found in juvenile care facilities. The development of the livesof young people who have been placed in care facilities is dependent ontherapeutic relationships, professional separations, continuing follow-ups andan even transition from control to autonomy. The aim of this study was toexamine the steering mechanisms behind the execution and planning of aftercareat a youth facility for care or residence. The aim was further defined throughthe specification of the following questions: 1. How are the concepts ofresocialisation and aftercare define and delimit? 2. What criteria, standpointsand underlying reasons form the basis for the development of resocialisationand aftercare? 3. What characterises the work of the staff during the treatmentprocess? 4. What implications and specific needs are highlighted in the work ofresocialisation and aftercare? The studyis based on a qualitative methodology where five semi-structured in-depthinterviews were carried out. The result shows that the organisation itselfdefines the concepts of resocialisation and aftercare through an integratedtreatment process. The core of the process consists of relational andstructurally close therapeutic work which forms the basis of a developmentalprocess in which the young person moves towards an independent life. It ishowever clear that the therapists experience the separation between therapistand young person as being problematic. Further, there is an expressed demandfor clearer time frames for finishing the process, more even transitionsbetween the treatment and structures and demands of the aftercare, and fordevelopmental work with the young persons? networks and socialisation tocontinue. In the final discussion an integrated and investigatory clarificationof the implications of the aftercare process is suggested. Key words: aftercare, youth, treatment,facilities, separation, therapeutic relationships