En intervjustudie om och med ungdomar och gruppledare vid BIM : Socialtjänsten i Oskarshamn

Sammanfattning: There are many children in Sweden today, approximately between 100 000 and 200 000, who have parents or a parent that abuses alcohol or other drugs. In this research paper we have reviewed some of the literature concerning these children and their situation. The purpose of this research paper was to make an interview study of a group activity for children that have parents or a parent, who abuses alcohol or other drugs. This research paper is based on interviews conducted with two children and four group leaders. We compared the children's opinions about the group activity to the opinion of the group leaders of what the group activity has given the children. We also wanted to compare our interview study with other similar studies that has been made within this subject. We also wanted to retain information of how the group leaders defined addiction and in their opinion what constitutes abuse. The results show that the two children are satisfied with the group activity, they also had an enjoyable time and a learning experience. The group leaders were satisfied with the activities, they especially enjoyed the opportunity to work with the children in the group environment. The interviewees, both the children and the leaders, agree that two essential advantages with participating in the group activity were learning to express your self, and the feeling of not being alone. In our study we found that there were variations in the definition of addiction and abuse amongst group leaders.