Coping with certain non-knowledge as windows of opportunity for disempowered professionals in welfare work

Dette ph.d.-projekt har til formål at undersøge, hvordan velfærdsprofessionelle coper i situationer præget af usikkerhed og manglende viden. Velfærdsprofessionelle er ofte nødt til at arbejde i situationer karakteriseret af usikkerhed og manglende viden, hvilket kan fører til frustrationer - ikke kun for systembrugere, men også for de velfærdsprofessionelle.

Uddrag fra projektbeskrivelse:
The research questions of the project are: What is uncertainty and non knowledge, and how do they relate to certainty and knowledge in welfare professional work? How can welfare professionals cope with uncertainty and non- knowledge in ways that empower them? And crucially: How can these coping strategies be integrated into their training in ethically responsible ways?

While there are numerous discussions of knowledge both in the academic literature and in discussions of the welfare professions, the role uncertainty and knowledge play and should play is underexposed. The potential room for action when we fail to help or understand the system-user remains underexplored in the welfare profession. There is a need for research considering what to do when we don’t understand the system-user because the status quo fails to help the disempowered professionals.

Projektets organisering:
Hovedvejleder er Patrick Rowan Blackburn, Roskilde Universitet
Bivejleder er Lotte Juncker Harbo, VIA University College.
Projektet er støttet af Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond (DFF).

Hovedvejleder er Patrick Rowan Blackburn, Roskilde Universitet
Bivejleder er Lotte Juncker Harbo, VIA University College.

Projektet er støttet af Danmarks Frie Forskningsfond (DFF).