Kunskapen, professionen och makten ? En kvalitativ studie om socionomens villkor och förutsättningar
My main purpose with this study is to investigate how the social worker relates to knowledge, power and profession. From this purpose has also the concept ?to be a social worker? emerged.The study is based on a qualitative study and consists of semi-structured interviews with seven social workers from different fields of expertise.The result of the study shows that the knowledge is dependent of different fields of expertise. But in the contact with the client, regardless of field of expertise, the knowledge is gathered through a reflective pattern. Through theoretical attempts and earlier experience from social workers, this is brought to life in this unique meeting. Knowledge is in constant movement. The social worker as a professional actor is dependent on organizational circumstances but also with the benchmark that social work is cross-disciplinary and lacks a common substance. This weakens the profession through its obscure frames. When the power is obvious it?s easier to relate to, it gives clear frames. At the same time the power can be something that limits the social workers? acting space and ends up in conflict with the values and standards of thesocial worker. A social worker needs, in the meeting with the client, qualities like curiousness, reliability, competence and humbleness. These are qualities that show that the client is important. The social worker believe that coaching and time for reflection is of great importance to be able to develop and to practice the task professionally.