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Social workers and significant others as collaterals of non-responding alcoholics in follow-up studies using mail questionnaires and telephone interviews
- Authors:
- GERDNER A., SODERFELDT B., BERGLUND M.
- Journal article citation:
- Scandinavian Journal of Social Welfare, 7(1), January 1998, pp.34-41.
- Publisher:
- Munksgaard/ Blackwell
The subject of this study is non-response to mail questionnaires and supplementary telephone interviews in evaluation of outcome of treatment for alcohol dependence in Sweden.
Abscondance and duration of treatment of compulsorily committed alcoholics on a locked ward: effects of changes in the treatment program and the law
- Authors:
- GERDNER A., FURUHOLM P.E., BERGLUND M.
- Journal article citation:
- Scandinavian Journal of Social Welfare, 6(4), October 1997, pp.310-316.
- Publisher:
- Munksgaard/ Blackwell
Describes a study of alcoholics compulsorily committed to a locked ward in a coercive treatment setting in Sweden. Finds that the introduction of an Alcoholics Anonymous - oriented programme in a coercive treatment setting reduced the time spent on a locked ward without increasing the number of times patients absconded. Increase in length of coercion increased both the time spent at the locked ward and the number of times absconded.
Enriching the professional repertoire of social workers: locus of control as a diagnostic tool
- Author:
- SIRU K.B.
- Journal article citation:
- Scandinavian Journal of Social Welfare, 6(3), July 1997, pp.207-216.
- Publisher:
- Munksgaard/ Blackwell
This article examines the locus on control construct and its utility from a social work perspective. For an overview, the background and evolution of the locus of control concept and the characteristics of internally and externally controlled individuals are provided. How this construct is relevant to social work is treated in relation to social work functions, areas of application, as well as relevant social work treatment issues. The article concludes by examining common criticisms of the local of control construct and argues of a formal inclusion of this concept in the education and treatment process in social work.
Accumulated knowledge and experience in the treatment of substance abuse
- Author:
- SEGRAEUS V.
- Journal article citation:
- Scandinavian Journal of Social Welfare, 5(4), October 1996, pp.268-277.
- Publisher:
- Munksgaard/ Blackwell
Summarises the accumulated knowledge and experience of people engaged in the institutional treatment of substance abusers in Sweden. The views of respondents were obtained by means of the Delphi method, which entails compiling several rounds of written dialogue between researcher and respondents. The study had three rounds. The arguments of experienced staff concerning the professionalisation of substance abuse treatment are presented, with the main emphasis being on general trends. At the time of the study, the main dividing line, according to respondents, lies between the 12-step programme of Alcoholics Anonymous and psychotherapeutic programmes. The majority of respondents believe that knowledge of psychotherapy provides a better understanding of the treatment process. This finding is particularly evident among the staff of drug treatment institutions, two-thirds of whom are of the opinion that acquiring proficiency in psychotherapy is a way to professionalise treatment. An important aspect of the quality of the relationship between therapist and client. The majority of the respondents believe that it is possible to define the criteria for good treatment.
Bureaucracy or professionalism?
- Author:
- EGELUND T.
- Journal article citation:
- Scandinavian Journal of Social Welfare, 5(3), July 1996, pp.165-174.
- Publisher:
- Munksgaard/ Blackwell
This study analyses how the work tools of child protection services influence social work with child abuse. The article is empirically based on records, observations of the daily social work and interviews with families. The work tools include: 1) rules and, 2) professional knowledge and methods. The results show a complicated picture of how work tools are mixed. It is argued that the treatment of families is politically determined. Nevertheless, there is a room for manoeuvre for professional ideals and skills. The study suggests that this freedom of discretion does not seem to be used extensively. Solutions seem to be chosen within the narrow repertoire of legislative recommendations.
Prediction of outcome in coerced and voluntarily treated alcoholics
- Authors:
- GERDNER A., BODIN L., SODERFELDT B., BERGLUND M.
- Journal article citation:
- Scandinavian Journal of Social Welfare, 5(2), April 1996, pp.106-112.
- Publisher:
- Munksgaard/ Blackwell
The study concerns multivariate prediction of the short-term outcome of alcoholism in a coercive treatment setting in Sweden. One hundred and twenty-one patients with a mean age of 41 (range 36-63) years attended a programme. They were for the most part severely alcohol-dependent and socially unstable. Nine months after treatment, a follow-up was performed by mailing questionnaires to patients and the referring social workers. Finds that compulsory commitment to treatment was not related to short-term drinking outcome and that undergoing voluntary treatment and having previous treatment experience were significant factors for participation in self-help groups.
Explaining inconsistencies between patients and collaterals: validity in outcome studies of coercive alcoholism treatment
- Authors:
- GERDNER A., SODERFELDT B.
- Journal article citation:
- Scandinavian Journal of Social Welfare, 5(1), January 1996, pp.12-18.
- Publisher:
- Munksgaard/ Blackwell
This study aims to assess the inconsistency of replies to questionnaires mailouts to patients and two kinds of collaterals, i.e. social workers and significant others, at a public treatment centre with socially unstable and compulsory committed patients. It compares the quantity and kind of discrepancies between replies by patients and collaterals on outcome data concerning social situation and drinking habits. It aims to measure the amount of systematic bias among factors that may explain inconsistencies between reports, especially the factors compulsory commitment, worse outcome, frequency of contact and type of collateral. The consistency of the questionnaires was high and independent of the social situation of the patient, of compulsory commitment and of other background or treatment factors, as well as of treatment outcome and type of collateral.
Drug addiction as a lifestyle: the use of a new scale to observe changes in sense of coherence
- Authors:
- BERG J.E., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Scandinavian Journal of Social Welfare, 5(1), January 1996, pp.30-34.
- Publisher:
- Munksgaard/ Blackwell
Drug addict rehabilitation programs receive a small proportion of the funds made available through the social welfare system. Emphasis has traditionally been placed on the pathological rather than the salutogenic elements of an addicted lifestyle. A new test of a person's sense of coherence in life (Antonovsky's 9-item Sense of Coherence scale) may be of interest in rehabilitation work with drug addicts, and in focussing more attention on this aspect of addiction treatment. Thirty drug addicts in treatment and rehabilitation and 10 former drug addicts were interviewed using this scale. The results were compared to the well known test of distress, the 24-item Symptom Checklist. The differences in the results of the test groups is analysed.
A social history of human immunodeficiency virus infection in Swedish hemophiliacs
- Authors:
- BLOMKVIST V., THEORELL T., MORFEDT J.O.
- Journal article citation:
- Scandinavian Journal of Social Welfare, 5(1), January 1996, pp.19-29.
- Publisher:
- Munksgaard/ Blackwell
One third of all haemophiliacs in Sweden were infected with human immunodeficiency virus via their medicines during 1979 to 1985. This was a major disaster to this small group of patients. On the basis of documents collected from official and unofficial sources, a description of events following the disaster was made. During spring 1986, almost one year after the testing of every patient in the country, a nationwide psychosocial exploration took place. The main objective was to study needs for psychosocial services. The atmosphere at the time of the survey was very charged, with many people describing their feelings of anxiety as terrifying.