Flyktingbarn med Posttraumatiskt stressyndrom : Hjälp de behöver och får

Sammanfattning: The aim of this research paper was to examine the help required by refugee children with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In addition to this, we also examined the help the refugee children are currently receiving. We have examined this from the perspective of the theory of the ecology of human development. The method we used was qualitative and we conducted eleven profound interviews with professionals working with the target group in question. The essential questions were; which needs, according to the professionals, do refugee children with PTSD have, what characterises the professional's work to help the children and what possibilities and obstacles there are in giving the children optimal help. The results strongly conclude that it is important for the children's development to have at least one supportive adult in their surrounding, a positive experience at school and during leisure activities. The most important purpose of the treatment is to maintain as many normal and functioning factors as possible in the children's life. Professionals are overall satisfied with their ability to help these children even with limited and insufficient resources, but the way asylum seeking families cases are managed in the Swedish society are still unsatisfactory.