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En kvalitativ studie om socialsekreterares erfarenheter av motivationsarbete med vuxna personer i skadligt bruk och beroende
Karlstad University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (starting 2013), Department of Social and Psychological Studies (from 2013).
Karlstad University, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (starting 2013), Department of Social and Psychological Studies (from 2013).
2026 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
A qualitative study about social workers experiences of motivational work with adults living with harmful use and addiction (English)
Abstract [sv]

Syftet med denna kvalitativa studie var att undersöka socialsekreterares erfarenheter av motivationsarbete med vuxna personer i skadligt bruk eller beroende. De frågeställningar som användes var "Vilka strategier/metoder använder socialsekreterare för att stärka klientens motivation till förändring?" samt "Vilka faktorer bidrar till att motivationsarbetet underlättas samt försvåras?". Arbetet hade self-determination teorin, empowerment teorin samt motivationsrelations-teorin som teoretiska utgångspunkter. Arbetets resultat visade att samtalsmetoden MI var den främsta arbetsmetoden samt att flera olika användningsomrpden inom MI användes i form av skalor, ambivalenskorset samt ASI intervjuer. Resultatet visade också att både individuella samt organisatoriska faktorer underlättade samt försvårade arbetet. Samtliga socialsekreterare menade att förutfattade meningar hos klienterna samt okunskap om socialtjänsten försvårade arbetet. Ytterligare försvårande omständigheter beskrevs vara det korta motivationsfönstret som finns hos en del klienter och samsjuklighet. Det som förenklade arbetet beskrevs vara kollegornas stöd, både internet och externt, en god allians till klienten samt om klienten hade ett bra nätverk runt sig. Vår studies slutsats var att motivationsarbetet är komplext på flera plan där fokus ligger på att bygga allians och att bilda en god relation med andra professionella, anhöriga och myndigheter.

Abstract [en]

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore social workers experiences of motivational work with adults living with harmful substance use or addiction. The research questions were "What strategies/methods are used by social workers to strengthen client's motivation to change" and "What factors makes the motivational work harder and easier?". The study was theoretically grounded in self-determination theory, empowerment theory and motivational relationship theory. The results showed that motivational interviewing (MI) was the primary working method and that several MI tools were used, such as scaling questions, the ambivalence cross, and ASI interviews. The findings also demonstrated that social workers predominantly worked with a solution-focused approach. Furthermore, the results indicated that both individual and organizational factors could facilitate as well as hinder the work. All social workers stated that preconceived notions and a lack of knowledge about social services complicated their work. Other challenges described included the short motivational window present in some clients and comorbidity. Factors that facilitated the work were described as support from colleagues, both internally and externally, a strong alliance with the client and situations where the client had a solid support network. This study's conclusion was that motivational work is complex on multiple levels, with a strong focus on building alliance and to create good relationships with other professionals, relatives and authorities.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2026. , p. 35
Keywords [en]
Social worker, motivation, harmful use, addiction
Keywords [sv]
Socialsekreterare, motivation, skadligt bruk, beroende
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Social Work
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-109350OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-109350DiVA, id: diva2:2047101
Educational program
Bachelor of Science in Social Work (210 ECTS credits)
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Available from: 2026-03-19 Created: 2026-03-19 Last updated: 2026-03-19Bibliographically approved

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