Ulrika Börjesson
Biographic Data
| ID | 220791 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ulrika Börjesson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ulrika |
| FAMILY NAME | Börjesson |
| SIGNATURE | BÖRJESSON U |
| AFFILIATIONS | Jönköping University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4759-4224 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Challenges of knowledge utilization in social work practice
This study illustrates the complexity and challenges of knowledge utilization in social work practice through an analysis of interviews with social workers working in the field of social assistance in Sweden. The participants had all taken an online course at their workplace, and the interviews illustrate how knowledge is either distanced or used to induce change. More importantly, the results illustrate how knowledge in practice is more than mer…
“I’ve Got Many Stories You Know”—Problematizing Silence Among Unaccompanied Migrant Girls
This paper presents a study on inhabited silence among unaccompanied female minors in Sweden. Silence among unaccompanied minors has often been explained by experienced trauma. Conversely, research also explains silence as a natural way of establishing autonomy during adolescence. By analyzing the narratives of 11 unaccompanied female minors, we aim to problematize and broaden the understanding of silence as a lack of communication. By using Bour…
It’s about Living Like Everyone Else”
The deinstitutionalization of psychiatric care has not only altered the living conditions for people with severe mental illness but has also greatly affected social services staff. In the Mental Health Act launched by the Swedish government in 1995, a new kind of service called ‘housing support’ and a new occupational group, ‘housing support workers,’ was introduced. However, housing support does not currently operate under any specific guideline…
They say this is a home”
In this article, we want to bolster a critical discussion of how the “home” is used in research on residential care, and additionally make sense of young and old residents’ feelings of resistance, through the lens of a critical geography of home. We illustrate how the home ideal might be provocative and frustrating for the residents, although previous studies point out that the ideal is used by staff and in policy to reassure residents of a sense…
The concept of home – unaccompanied youths voices and experiences
In Sweden, unaccompanied youths are placed within residential care units. However, to settle in a foreign country and feel emotional belonging is more complex than access to a physical building. The aim of this study is to critically discuss the concept of ‘home’ as experienced by the youths, narrated in nine focus group interviews. These interviews occurred in the aftermath of a turbulent migration time (2015), when over 35,000 unaccompanied you…
You Have to Have a Certain Feeling for This Work”
Increased care worker knowledge has been emphasized for improving quality of care for older persons in organized elder care in Sweden. However, care workers and national policies are not always corresponding, with observations suggesting that care workers emphasize tacit knowledge. The aim of this article is to explore the nature of this kind of knowledge and how it can be identified and described. Field notes from participant observations at two…
The concept of home – unaccompanied youths voices and experiences
In Sweden, unaccompanied youths are placed within residential care units. However, to settle in a foreign country and feel emotional belonging is more complex than access to a physical building. The aim of this study is to critically discuss the concept of ‘home’ as experienced by the youths, narrated in nine focus group interviews. These interviews occurred in the aftermath of a turbulent migration time (2015), when over 35,000 unaccompanied you…
It’s about Living Like Everyone Else”
The deinstitutionalization of psychiatric care has not only altered the living conditions for people with severe mental illness but has also greatly affected social services staff. In the Mental Health Act launched by the Swedish government in 1995, a new kind of service called ‘housing support’ and a new occupational group, ‘housing support workers,’ was introduced. However, housing support does not currently operate under any specific guideline…
You Have to Have a Certain Feeling for This Work”
Increased care worker knowledge has been emphasized for improving quality of care for older persons in organized elder care in Sweden. However, care workers and national policies are not always corresponding, with observations suggesting that care workers emphasize tacit knowledge. The aim of this article is to explore the nature of this kind of knowledge and how it can be identified and described. Field notes from participant observations at two…
The concept of home – unaccompanied youths voices and experiences
In Sweden, unaccompanied youths are placed within residential care units. However, to settle in a foreign country and feel emotional belonging is more complex than access to a physical building. The aim of this study is to critically discuss the concept of ‘home’ as experienced by the youths, narrated in nine focus group interviews. These interviews occurred in the aftermath of a turbulent migration time (2015), when over 35,000 unaccompanied you…
It’s about Living Like Everyone Else”
The deinstitutionalization of psychiatric care has not only altered the living conditions for people with severe mental illness but has also greatly affected social services staff. In the Mental Health Act launched by the Swedish government in 1995, a new kind of service called ‘housing support’ and a new occupational group, ‘housing support workers,’ was introduced. However, housing support does not currently operate under any specific guideline…
They say this is a home”
In this article, we want to bolster a critical discussion of how the “home” is used in research on residential care, and additionally make sense of young and old residents’ feelings of resistance, through the lens of a critical geography of home. We illustrate how the home ideal might be provocative and frustrating for the residents, although previous studies point out that the ideal is used by staff and in policy to reassure residents of a sense…
“I’ve Got Many Stories You Know”—Problematizing Silence Among Unaccompanied Migrant Girls
This paper presents a study on inhabited silence among unaccompanied female minors in Sweden. Silence among unaccompanied minors has often been explained by experienced trauma. Conversely, research also explains silence as a natural way of establishing autonomy during adolescence. By analyzing the narratives of 11 unaccompanied female minors, we aim to problematize and broaden the understanding of silence as a lack of communication. By using Bour…
Challenges of knowledge utilization in social work practice
This study illustrates the complexity and challenges of knowledge utilization in social work practice through an analysis of interviews with social workers working in the field of social assistance in Sweden. The participants had all taken an online course at their workplace, and the interviews illustrate how knowledge is either distanced or used to induce change. More importantly, the results illustrate how knowledge in practice is more than mer…
Psychology (6 works) · Political science (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Social science (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Engineering (2 works) · Feeling (2 works) · Healthcare innovation and challenges (2 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (2 works)