To Örebro University

Abstract

The study aims to investigate a workgroup called Parental support and the staffs experience of their

assignment, cooperation and the overall goals for the organization. The study also examines how the

staff works and how work with parental support can be developed in the future. A qualitative research

method was used where six respondents were interviewed. Applying a Grounded Theory (GT) inspired

method, the study was based on collected data which was analyzed with theories and former research.

Previously the work with parental support was conducted by two different units in the community. The

groups were then assembled into the group now called Parental support. Today the workgroup consists

of four women and two men aged 47-64 years. The results show difficulties in cooperation within the

workgroup and that management does not perform well along the employees' wishes. Everyone in the

workgroup is content with the work they do but there are differences in respondents' views of the work

and tasks performed within the unit and how it should develop in the future.

Keywords

: preventive work, parental support, parenting, parents, working group, parenting support

programs.