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Ambiguous boundaries of responsibility: top-tier managers’ perspectives on responsibility for young adults with mental health problems in need of vocational and educational support
Umeå University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Social Work. Centre for Evidence Based Psychosocial Interventions (CEPI), Lund University, Lund, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0009-0009-5010-6851
Umeå University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Social Work. Centre for Evidence Based Psychosocial Interventions (CEPI), Lund University, Lund, Sweden; Department of Health Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9708-5159
Umeå University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Social Work. Centre for Evidence Based Psychosocial Interventions (CEPI), Lund University, Lund, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-9590-777X
Umeå University, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Social Work. Centre for Evidence Based Psychosocial Interventions (CEPI), Lund University, Lund, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0790-9386
2025 (English)In: Nordic Social Work Research, ISSN 2156-857X, E-ISSN 2156-8588, Vol. 15, no 4, p. 575-588Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Offering supports for young adults with mental health problems in their educational and vocational pursuits promotes well-being, social inclusion, and self-sufficiency. It is therefore important that welfare actors offer services to this group. However, in Sweden, with a tradition of local self-governance and municipal autonomy, decisions regarding which services to offer may depend on perceptions of responsibility by managers. The aim of this study was to explore top-tier management’s perspectives on responsibility for young adults with mental health problems when offering vocational and educational support through municipal welfare services. The seven top-tier managers interviewed articulated the importance of offering this support, but at the same time expressed ambiguity regarding which welfare system organization should be responsible. The results suggest that these managers demonstrated key aspects of professionalism in prioritizing the needs of their clients over perceived organizational responsibility, thereby providing these young adults with opportunities that may not be available in other municipalities.

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Routledge, 2025. Vol. 15, no 4, p. 575-588
Keywords [en]
Managerial professionalism, young adults, mental health problems, organizational responsibility
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Social Work
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-242602DOI: 10.1080/2156857x.2025.2542558ISI: 001545224400001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105012597325OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-242602DiVA, id: diva2:1987655
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Forte, Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare, 2020-01363Available from: 2025-08-07 Created: 2025-08-07 Last updated: 2025-11-28Bibliographically approved

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