Även om 50% av socialarbetarna i social barnavård i stora delar av Europaoch den rika delen av västvärlden lämnar sitt arbete efter 2 år stannarmånga kvar och utvecklar gedigna professionella karriärer. Denna artikeldiskuterar forskning i Italien, Sverige och England som undersöker vilkafaktorer som förklarar varför man stannar kvar mer än 3 år i dettastressiga arbete. Inom ramen för en hermeneutisk epistemologigenomfördes kvalitativa intervjuer som analyserades genom entolkande, tematisk ansats. Resultaten visade sig vara komplexa ochmångfacetterade och i denna artikel presenteras en översikt över dessa.Teoretiskt bygger projektet huvudsakligen på organisationsteori ochteorier om resiliens. Den inledande delen av artikeln diskuterar hurorganisatorisk och relationell resiliens kan förklara varför professionellastannar kvar. Organisatoriska faktorer såsom ledningens betydelse,betydelsen av handledning och betydelsen av tilldelning av resurser iolika nationella kontexter diskuteras. Artikeln fokuserar också på vilkenroll vänskap och informellt stöd spelar för viljan att stanna kvar. Utöverdessa teman diskuteras också t.ex. kreativitet, makt, rum för reflektionoch personliga relationer som förklaring till varför man stannar kvar isocial barnavård.
Whilst 50% of child protection workers across much of Europe and theaffluent ‘West’ leave after two years, many stay and develop substantialprofessional careers. This paper discusses research in Italy, Sweden andEngland examining what factors explain ‘remaining’ for more than threeyears in this stressful job. Underpinned by a hermeneutic epistemology,qualitative interviews were undertaken and subject to an interpretativethematic analysis. The findings proved to be complex and multi-layeredand this paper presents an overview of these. The theoretical frameworkfor the project mainly drew on organisations and resilience, and theinitial sections of the paper consider how formulations of resilience ascontextual and relational can elucidate professional sustainability.Organisational issues are considered, including the impact of workmanagement, of supervision and of allocation in different nationalcontexts. The paper also focuses on the role of friendships and informalsupport at work. Threaded through these established themes are more,perhaps surprising, concepts: for example, creativity, power, reflexivespaces and interpersonal relations as explanatory of remaining in childprotection work.
Mentre il 50% degli assistenti sociali che lavorano nella protezioneall’infanzia in molte zone dell’Europa e dell’occidente affluenteabbandonano il loro posto dopo due anni, molti assistenti socialirimangono e sviluppano in maniera sostanziale le loro carriereprofessionali. Questo articolo presenta una ricerca svolta in Italia, Sveziae Inghilterra esaminando quali fattori possano spiegare il rimanere di taliprofessionisti per più di tre anni in un contesto lavorativo cosìstressante. Sono state condotte e sottoposte ad analisi tematica di tipointerpretativo una serie di interviste qualitative, realizzate in ambitoepistemologico-ermeneutico. L’articolo presenta una panoramica deirisultati che si sono rivelati complessi e stratificati. Il contesto teorico delprogetto è stato impostato prevalentemente sui temi dell’organizzazione edella resilienza e le sezioni iniziali dell’articolo considerano come il definirecontestuale e relazionale la resilienza possa spiegare la sostenibilitàprofessionale. Sono stati presi in considerazione temi organizzativi,incluso l’impatto sul lavoro del management, della supervisione e dellacollocazione in differenti contesti nazionali. L’articolo si focalizza anchesul ruolo dell’amicizia e del supporto informale sul posto di lavoro.Intrecciati a queste temi già noti, vi sono altri, e forse sorprendenti,concetti esplicativi del rimanere nel settore della protezione all’infanzia,quali ad esempio quelli di creatività, potere, spazi di riflessività erelazioni interpersonali.
Why do they stay? A study of resilient child protection workers in three European countries
SICORA, Alessandro;
2018-01-01
Abstract
Whilst 50% of child protection workers across much of Europe and theaffluent ‘West’ leave after two years, many stay and develop substantialprofessional careers. This paper discusses research in Italy, Sweden andEngland examining what factors explain ‘remaining’ for more than threeyears in this stressful job. Underpinned by a hermeneutic epistemology,qualitative interviews were undertaken and subject to an interpretativethematic analysis. The findings proved to be complex and multi-layeredand this paper presents an overview of these. The theoretical frameworkfor the project mainly drew on organisations and resilience, and theinitial sections of the paper consider how formulations of resilience ascontextual and relational can elucidate professional sustainability.Organisational issues are considered, including the impact of workmanagement, of supervision and of allocation in different nationalcontexts. The paper also focuses on the role of friendships and informalsupport at work. Threaded through these established themes are more,perhaps surprising, concepts: for example, creativity, power, reflexivespaces and interpersonal relations as explanatory of remaining in childprotection work.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.