”För mycket att göra och för lite tid” En kvalitativ intervjustudie av hur nyutexaminerade socionomer upplever sin första tid i rollen som socialsekreterare på ekonomiskt bistånd

Sammanfattning: The purpose of the study is to examine and gain an understanding of newly graduated social workers' experiences during the establishment phase as new social workers in social assistance. The study is based on a qualitative interview study where 6 newly graduated social workers on financial assistance from three different municipalities in southern Sweden have been interviewed. The results have been analyzed based on Robert Karasek's demand-control support model and previous research. The results of the study showed that newly graduated social workers on financial assistance experienced a workplace with high demands and low control. Most interviewees felt they had a high workload, many cases, and insufficient time. They also described that they felt that the support from colleagues has been a great help despite the high demands. The interviewees told us that their own expectations of their work role have not matched what reality looks like and that the social workers do not feel that they are helping in the way they would have liked to. Their work situation is dominated by a high workload and lack of preparation.