För barn på barnens språk – En kvantitativ undersökning av återkopplingspraxis efter psykologutredning av barn i Sverige

Sammanfattning: The study aimed to examine how clinical psychologists provide feedback after assessing children. An online survey sent to 1,053 psychologists at children's rehabilitation and psychiatric facilities in Sweden gave the response rate 34.9 %. The final sample included 317 participants, of whom 64 % worked at psychiatric facilities, 82 % were women, average age was 40 and median number of assessment per year was 15. Results showed that 84 % of the psychologists give verbal feedback to children, often or always, and 36 % written. A third of the participants gave no written feedback. The most common adapted written feedback for children was Text with images, followed by Talking and drawing, and Text only. The least used form was Fable, even though many experts advocate it. The most common reasons for giving written feedback were children’s rights and making communication easier for guardians. The most common reasons for not providing written feedback were: not the established way of working, verbal feedback preferred and time constraints. Those giving occasional written feedback reported higher levels of stress and felt less in control of decisions at work than those who gave it always, often, or not at all. The psychologists had mostly obtained their skills through collegial inspiration or personal experience.