What's the problem? A problem-based approach to the reform of the Norwegian drug rehabilitation sector
Hva er problemet? En problembasert tilnærming til reformene av den norske russektoren
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12605441 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sveinung Jørgensen (0000-0001-5596-338X), Lars Jacob Tynes Pedersen (0000-0001-5709-8780, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 339-357 |
| Publication date | 2010-02-12 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1369-1457 • E-ISSN: 1468-2664 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13691450903403800 |
| OpenAlex | W1518458159 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 18 |
This article explores how the scope of solutions to complex problems is determined by the way in which the problem is formulated. We inquire into this by means of a theory-driven case study of the reform in the Norwegian drug rehabilitation sector and the Tyrili facility. We analyze divergent approaches to drug rehabilitation by means of a problem formulation framework, which distinguishes between (1) the value dimensions of given problems, and (2) the phases of problem solving activities. Based on this inquiry, we arrive at a set of propositions, in which we propose that the two approaches differ in their inclusion of various value dimensions. Moreover, we suggest that the reform pursued increased efficiency as a solution to a reductionist formulation of the problem, which challenged Tyrili's opportunity to solve the problem in the multidimensional manner they conceive of it. This is an argument against a one-dimensional maximization of efficiency as a pursuit of quality in social services
Argument (complex analysis · Economics · Epistemology · Management science · Maximization · Microeconomics · Norwegian · Positive economics · Quality (philosophy · Reductionism · Scope (computer science · Set (abstract data type · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Computer Science · Evaluation and Performance Assessment · Health Policy Implementation Science · Management and Organizational Studies · Medicine · Psychology · Rehabilitation
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| Highly cited | No |
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