Möjligtvis stressad? En kvalitativ studie om stress på ekonomiskt bistånd, en enhet på Socialtjänsten
EkonomiStressSocialtjänstSocial sciencesSamhällsvetenskaperSocial problems and welfareNational insuranceSociala problemSocial välfärdSocialförsäkringSocial SciencesLaw and Political Science
The purpose of this study was to examine and illustrate whether employed social workers, working with supplementary benefits at a social service office, felt stressed. If so was the case, we wanted to investigate if this stress that they felt had any effect on their clients. This study was based on eight qualitative interviews, of which four was with social workers and four was with clients. For a better understanding of our results we used Karasek & Theorells demand-control-support model.The study reveals that the social workers do feel stressed, but they only do so in periods. They declare that they would like to have more time for their work assignments, the meetings with the clients in particulate. What made a big difference to the social workers was the large amount of support that they received from their colleagues at work and their leadership. Our study also shows that, even though the social workers feel occasionally stressed, it has no obvious effects on their clients. The clients state that they don't notice that their social workers are stressed.