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Synhabiliteringens kurator – En bit i samverkanspusslet kring barn med synnedsättning i grundskolan
Södertörn University, School of Social Sciences, Social Work.
2020 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesisAlternative title
The counsellor at low vision habilitation centres – A piece in the collaborative puzzle about children with visual impairment in primary school (English)
Abstract [sv]

Att arbeta inom synhabiliteringen som kurator idag är en komplex situation. Det gäller att kunna hantera olika typer av problem och att samverka med andra enheter. Att ha svåra samtal med barn om deras synnedsättning, stötta vårdnadshavare och hantera andra myndigheter är vanliga arbetsuppgifter för kuratorn inom synhabiliteringen. Kuratorns roll är att fungera som barn och vårdnadshavares stöd när det gäller skolsituationen. Det är många bitar som ska ordnas för att skolbarn med synnedsättning ska ges en rättvis, tillgänglig och delaktig skolsituation. I denna kvalitativa studie intervjuas fem kuratorer, inom synhabiliteringen i olika delar av Sverige, om sina kunskaper, upplevelser, erfarenheter och insatser till grundskolebarn med synnedsättning och kuratorns samverkansroll kring dessa barns situation i grundskolan. Studiens teoretiska utgångspunkt är huvudsakligen Bronfenbrenners utvecklingsekologiska systemteori, med komplettering av Foucaults maktteori. Resultaten visar att det finns ett stort behov av samverkan med skolan och andra enheter för att skolsituationen ska bli rättvis för elever med synnedsättning. Varje skolsituation för elever med synnedsättning är unik med många komplexa faktorer utöver rent pedagogiska och sociala som spelar in när det gäller samverkanspusslet. Resultaten tyder också på viss förekomst av samverkansproblem mellan myndigheter, vårdnadshavare och skolan, som kuratorn inom synhabiliteringen får hantera.

Abstract [en]

Working as a counsellor at low vision habilitation centres is a complex situation. It is important to be able to deal with different problems and collaborate with different actors in other sectors of the society. Having conversations with children about their visual impairment, supporting guardians and dealing with other authorities is common tasks for a counsellor at low vision habilitation centres. The counsellor acts as support for the child and the guardian regarding the child´s school situation. There are many pieces to be arranged to ensure that school children with visual impairment are given a fair, accessible and participatory school situation. In this qualitative study five counsellors are interviewed about their knowledge and experiences working in the Swedish low vision habilitation centres and their interventions to primary school children with visual impairment. The study is based on Bronfenbrenner's ecology system theory of development with complementing Foucault's power theory. The results show that there is a great need for collaboration between the school and other sectors for it to be fair for students with visual impairment. The results also find that there are some collaborative problems between authorities, guardians and the school, which the counsellor have to deal with.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2020. , p. 41
Keywords [en]
Low visual habilitation, low visual centres, counsellor, collaboration, students with visual impairment
Keywords [sv]
Synhabilitering, syncentral, kurator, samverkan, elever med synnedsättning
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Social Work
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URN: urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-46289OAI: oai:DiVA.org:sh-46289DiVA, id: diva2:1588735
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Social Work
Uppsok
Social and Behavioural Science, Law
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Available from: 2021-08-30 Created: 2021-08-29 Last updated: 2025-10-07Bibliographically approved

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