Etiska dilemman i skolkuratorns yrke : - En intervjuundersökning med sju skolkuratorer

Sammanfattning: Title: “Ethical dilemmas in school counselors work, a interview study with seven school counselors”: A study of school counselors experiences of ethical dilemmas and relations to students.  The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the school counselor experience an ethical dilemma when reporting a concern and whether the relationship is affected after the concern report has been made, as well as how the school counselor maintains a good relationship with the student. The study was based on three research questions which were following: Which ethical dilemmas occur when the school counselor finds out that a child maltreatment? How is the relationship between the school counselor and the student affected when the report of concern has been sent to social services? How does the school counselor maintain a good relationship with the student after a report of concern has been sent to social services?  The following study is a qualitative study where seven school counselors who work in primary schools were interviewed. Material was produced through previous research in the research area and the search process included both national and global research. During the search process, we discovered that there are knowledge gaps on a national level and globally regarding whether school counselors experience ethical dilemmas and how the relationship with the student can be affected and maintained after a report of concern. The results have been analyzed while relating them to previous research and theories. The results showed that when there was evidence for their concern, the school counselors did not experience any ethical dilemmas, for example in cases of physical violence. On the other hand, the school counselors experience an ethical dilemma in situations that are ambiguous, for example in cases of psychological violence. The school counselors also experience an ethical dilemma when the laws contradict each other, where the best interests of the child as a primary consideration is not taken into consideration. Furthermore, a report of concern can affect the relationship between the school counselor and the student. This can either result in parents silencing their children, which means that the children are no longer allowed to talk to the counselors, or that the children deviate from the school counselor by themselves. In such cases, the school counselor needs to hand over the responsibility to usually the students mentor at the school and supervise them. The exchange of information takes place between the school counselor and the where the school counselor follows the student's situation through the student's mentor.