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"Planned Barriers" Against Destructive Psychological Processes In Care Organizations, Gurli Fyhr
"Planned Barriers" Against Destructive Psychological Processes In Care Organizations, Gurli Fyhr
The Qualitative Report
This is the first study in a long-term qualitative, theory generating, research project aimed at uncovering conditions that facilitate development of destructive psychological processes in care organizations. Special focus was put on three previously identified problem areas, i.e., staff privileges, conflicting educational traditions/cultures among staff, and psychological reparative work on the part of the staff. A special approved home for teenage boys with serious psychosocial, drug and criminal problems was studied. The strategy used was grounded theory together with abductive reasoning. Data were collected using institutional documents, questionnaires and individual psychotherapeutic interviews. In spite of a target group with serious …