Who "needs" compulsory care? A factorial survey of Swedish social workers' assessment of clients in relation to the Care of Abusers (special provisions) Act
Engelsk titel: Who "needs" compulsory care? A factorial survey of Swedish social workers' assessment of clients in relation to the Care of Abusers (special provisions) Act
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Författare:
Wallander L
;
Blomqvist J
Email: lisa.wallander@sociology.su.se
Språk: Eng
Antal referenser: 41
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 05093250
Sammanfattning
BACKGROUND: Due to its wide scope and the way
in which it is applied, the Swedish
compulsory care legislation for problem
substance users is rather unique, both
from an international and a Nordic
perspective. Accordingly, from the time
of its introduction about twenty-fi ve
years ago, the current legislation has
repeatedly been criticised on ethical and
scientifi c grounds.
METHODS: This study employs the factorial survey
approach to disentangle predictors
relating to assessments of eligibility
for compulsory care among a sample
of 205 social workers from 36 social
services units. The data, which comprise
social workers’ ideal assessments
of randomly constructed hypothetical
clients, have been analysed using
multilevel logistic regression.
RESULTS: The results show that overall, the social
workers’ assessments of client eligibility
for compulsory care correspond well
with the legislation. However, the results
also reveal that several factors not
specifi ed in the legislation have an effect
on these assessments. These include
elements from the popular discourse
on drugs in Sweden, the social
workers’ ideological convictions and the organisational structure
of, and experiences of
handling compulsory
care applications at, the
respondents’ workplaces.