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En del av en helhet: En kvalitativ undersökning om hur socialsekreterare inkluderar de biologiska barnen i  familjehemsprocessens olika delar
Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
Halmstad University, School of Health and Welfare.
2024 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
Part of a Whole : A qualitative study on how social workers include the biological children in various stage of the foster care process (English)
Abstract [sv]

Studiens syfte var att undersöka om och i så fall hur, socialsekreterarnas handlingsutrymme i familjehemsprocessen påverkar inkluderingen av de biologiska barnen i familjehemmen. Barns bästa är ett centralt begrepp i familjehemsvården, men det inkluderar inte de biologiska barnens bästa utan fokuserar på de placerade barnens bästa. 

Genom en kvalitativ metod som metodval har vi med hjälp av semistrukturerade intervjuer genomfört nio intervjuer med barn-och familjehemssekreterare. Urvalsgruppen arbetar inom och på uppdrag av tre olika kommuner inom familjehemsvården. Tidigare forskning om de biologiska barnen i familjehem är ytterst begränsad. Forskning om familjehemsvården som utgår från ett barnperspektiv har fokuserat på de placerade barnen, inte de biologiska barnen i familjehemmen. Forskning om familjehem har främst haft ett vuxenperspektiv och utgått i från föräldrarnas upplevelser av uppdraget. De biologiska barnen i familjehem ses som en helhet med familjen och inte som subjektiva aktörer. 

Socialsekreterarnas handlingsutrymme inom familjehemsprocessen bidrar till skillnader för de biologiska barnen i hur mycket och under vilka delar av familjehemprocessen de inkluderas. 

Studiens resultat visar på att det finns behov av att göra de biologiska barnen mer inkluderade i familjehemsprocessen och lyssna på deras upplevelser av familjehemsvården. Det finns behov av mer forskning om och med de biologiska barnen i familjehem som utgår i från deras perspektiv. 

Abstract [en]

This essay focuses on the lack of inclusion of biological children in the foster care process, based on the discretion of social workers. The study aims to investigate whether and how the discretion of social workers in the foster care process affects the inclusion of biological children. While the best interest of the child is a central concept in foster care, it does not encompass the best interest of biological children but rather focuses on the best interest of the placed children. 

Title: "Part of a Whole". A qualitative study on how social workers include the biological children in various stage of the foster care process. 

Using a qualitative approach, nine semi-structured interviews were conducted with child and family welfare social workers. The sample group works within and on behalf of three different municipalities involved in foster care. Previous research on biological children in foster care is extremely limited. Research on foster care from a child's perspective has focused on placed children rather than biological children in foster care. Research on foster care has primarily taken an adult perspective and relied on parents' experiences of the assignment. Biological children in foster care are seen as part of the family as a whole and not as subjective actors. 

The discretion of social workers in the foster care process contributes to differences for biological children in how much and during which parts of the foster care process they are included. 

The results of the study indicate the need to include biological children more in the foster care process and to listen to their experiences of foster care. There is a need for more research about and involving biological children in foster care that is based on their perspective as children. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2024. , p. 46
Keywords [en]
Biological children in foster care, foster care process, room for action, foster care.
Keywords [sv]
Biologiska barn, familjehemsprocess, handlingsutrymme, familjehem
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Social Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-53937OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hh-53937DiVA, id: diva2:1872906
Subject / course
Social Work
Educational program
Social Work Programme, 210 credits
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Available from: 2024-06-19 Created: 2024-06-18 Last updated: 2025-10-01Bibliographically approved

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