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The purpose of this study was to examine the resources and barriers that social workers have incorporating the Social Service Act states during meetings with clients, using and developing the client's skills and knowledge, develop their own resources and to promote the use of self-determination. A qualitative study was done by interviewing six social workers working within the in social service?s department for family and individual welfare. Social workers were encouraged to describe and discuss the key aspects of cases that developed positively respectively negatively. Motivation theory, evidence-based practice, empowerment, and expert-expert relationship are the theories and concepts that we used to analyze the material.The study's main conclusion is that the most important prerequisite for positive development of cases is that the social worker emphasizes and stimulates the client's own resources during meetings. Both during analysis and treatment, it is important to allow for client self-determination, life story and personal skill. When this occurs motivation and increased willingness to change are stimulated in the client. The results also paint a complex picture of resources and barriers, both within the social worker and the client, which affect the development of a case. The survey shows that motivation, self-determination, voluntariness, sustainability, time, resources and the strengthening of good relations is important factors for the incorporation of the Social Service Act states.