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Need for Knowledge- What, Where and How? Social Workers Handle Service and Support för Individuals With Disability
Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).ORCID iD: 0000-0002-9795-3005
Malmö University, Faculty of Education and Society (LS), Department of School Development and Leadership (SOL).
Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS), Department of Social Work (SA).
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2022 (English)In: British Journal of Social Work, ISSN 0045-3102, E-ISSN 1468-263X, Vol. 52, no 7, p. 4108-4126, article id bcac020Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This article investigates the need and sources of knowledge among LSS administrators in Sweden (i.e. social workers handling service and support for individuals with disability according to the Swedish Disability Act [LSS]). Changing and challenging working conditions and issues concerning professional status warrant the aim. A questionnaire distributed via gatekeepers in a number of municipalities demonstrated that knowledge about ‘disability’, ‘law’, ‘ethics’ and ‘augmentative and alternative communication’ was rated highly. This result is particularly interesting given that many social work education programmes do not have compulsory courses in disability. Colleagues appear to be relied upon as essential sources of support and knowledge, but the knowledge sharing seems unorganised. Findings are discussed in relation to communities of practice (CoP) and shows that, due to the lack of essential knowledge from formal education and the strong dependence on colleagues, a locally developed praxis might be established. Inadequate theoretical and research-based knowledge, together with this local praxis knowledge, may result in the LSS administrators’ work becoming inadequate. A specialist education in disability studies is proposed as a prerequisite for being employed as an LSS administrator, and the inclusion of a theoretical and scientific framework in the regular CoP interaction is also recommended.

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Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2022. Vol. 52, no 7, p. 4108-4126, article id bcac020
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Communities of practice, disability, knowledge need, situated learning, social worker
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Social Work
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Health and society
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-50369DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcac020ISI: 000764069000001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85149107084OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-50369DiVA, id: diva2:1640965
Available from: 2022-02-28 Created: 2022-02-28 Last updated: 2024-02-05Bibliographically approved

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