Search for dissertations about: "motivational practices"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 swedish dissertations containing the words motivational practices.
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1. Evidence-based practice behind the scenes : How evidence in social work is used and produced
Abstract : The aim of this dissertation is to examine empirically what Evidence-based practice (EBP) and its standardized procedures become when put into practice in social work. EBP builds on the idea that professional practice should be based on systematic and reliable knowledge of the interventions and instruments used in this work. READ MORE
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2. Narratives of governing : rationalization, responsibility and resistance in social work
Abstract : For many years, Sweden has had a reputation for having a comprehensive and women friendly welfare state. However, as in many other European countries during the past few decades, the organization and governing of welfare has undergone profound changes. READ MORE
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3. A potential for democratic emancipation? : Policy and discretionary practices in probation service
Abstract : How can offender supervision in the execution of state-sanctioned punishment integrate instances of democratic emancipation and thereby inspire participatory citizenship for disenfranchised clients?This project balances an interest in social work and its prospects for delivering emancipation through motivational agency, on the one hand, with an attentiveness to recent developments in Scandinavian criminal policy, on the other. In an attempt to “bridge” these interests, the research focuses on offender rehabilitation. READ MORE
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4. School nurses’ use of motivational interviewing as a method for health promoting conversations with parents of primary school children
Abstract : School nurses in Sweden have an important task to promote healthy behaviours in children through regular health conversations with parents and children. Nonetheless, there are no evidence-based methods in Sweden for health conversations focusing on parenting practices and promotion of healthy behaviours for school aged children. READ MORE
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5. Dissemination of motivational interviewing : the role of workshop training and subsequent supervision in the development of competence in clinical practice
Abstract : Aim: Training practitioners is often used as the primary implementation strategy to disseminate evidence based practices into clinical and community settings. The overall objective of this thesis was to evaluate various aspects of training practitioners as part of the dissemination and implementation of motivational interviewing (MI). READ MORE