Barneansvarliges rolle, knyttet til barn som er pårörende til foreldre med psykiske lidelser - en
fenomenografisk studie
Sammanfattning
Children as caregivers of parents with mental disorders are a vulnerable group. They have been
invisible to service providers until recent years. These children have an increased risk of developing
behavioral problems and impaired psychosocial functioning. In 2010, law amendments require that
special health have child-responsible personnel, to ensure children and their families proper
measures. There is little knowledge of how this role works. The purpose of this study is to uncover
the perceptions child-responsible personnel have of their own role.The study is qualitative with a
phenomenographic approach. Child-responsible personell have a special interest in working with
young caregivers. They act as "watchdog" for colleagues and they provide guidance for parents.
Follow-up of children is random where responsibilities are added to therapists. Child-responsible
personnel collaborate with municipality, and public health nurse is specifically mentioned. There is
still a way to go before the role works as intended.