Gruppverksamhet för barn till missbrukare
en jämförande studie av två gruppmodeller
Barn till missbrukareBarn till alkoholisterAlkoholisterNätverkSocial problems and welfareNational insuranceSociala problemSocial välfärdSocialförsäkringLaw and Political Science
In Sweden approximately ten percent of all children grows up in a family where at least one parent is having an alcohol related addiction. Since 1998 the development of group activities for children in this situation has been immense. The aim of group activities is to break the child's isolation and make them feel that they are not lonely in their experiences, give them knowledge about addiction and relive the pressure of guilt and responsibility.In a comparative study we examined studied how two different group activity models one with the conception of illness and one without, use the children's network to support the group process. The aim was also to find each models definition of the "normal family", since we understood the groupactivity as a part in the normalization process. We reached our aim through interviews with group leaders and by literature studies. Central words in our essay are system theory/network and normalisation.The primary conclusion of the essay is that group activities are not using the children's own network in the extent that we thought. The group activities aim is to give the children tools to manage their everyday life. That addiction is an illness seems to be the dominating model.