Study title

Quality and Effectiveness of Social Work: Peer Reflection Discussions of Research Social Workers 2024-2025

Dataset ID Number

FSD3998

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3998
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3998

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Puuronen, Anne (Sosiaalialan osaamiskeskus Pikassos)

Abstract

The data consists of three transcripts of peer reflection discussions. It was collected as part of the SULAVA project's practice research section, as part of a year-long social work career model trial (2024-2025), which was implemented in the Inland Finland collaborative area in services for families with children, working-age adults, and older people. The interviewees were three social workers from the Inland Finland collaborative area who had applied for and been selected for the career model trial.

The interviews were conducted using a guided discussion framework. The discussion themes included, among others, the interviewees' own role as a research social worker, the positioning of practice-based research in their client work, and its integration into the activities of the work community. In addition, the discussions reflected on their own research and effectiveness expertise during the career model trial.

The background information included the interviewees' gender and job title. The interviewees' work experience ranged from 8 to 18 years.

Keywords

cooperation; development; management; participation; social work; social workers; working conditions; workplace relations

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Employee training (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social welfare policy and systems (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (D) available only by permission from the data depositor/creator.

Data Collector

• Tuula Tuominen (Sosiaalialan osaamiskeskus Pikassos)
• Anne Puuronen (Sosiaalialan osaamiskeskus Pikassos)

Funders

• European Union

Time Period Covered

2024

Collection Dates

2024-11-21 – 2025-03-21

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Research social workers from the SULAVA project's career model trial in the wellbeing services counties in the Inland Finland collaborative area.

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

The data was collected as part of the practice research section of the project Sulava - Quality and Effectiveness of Social Work in Services for Families with Children, Working-age Adults and Older People in the Inland Finland collaborative area (2024-2025), as a part of a year-long career model trial in social work (September 2024-August 2025). The interviewees were social workers from the wellbeing services counties in the Inland Finland collaborative area who had applied for and been selected for the career model trial of the Sulava project.

Collection Mode

Online focus group

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes (The dataset was collected in a semi-structured manner, following a guided discussion framework. The interviews were recorded and saved using an audio recorder and as Teams recordings.)

Data Files

3 interviews in ODT file format. Additionally, the data were organised into an easy to use HTML version and a CSV version.

Data File Language

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

1.0

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FSD4009 Quality and Effectiveness of Social Work: Client-Employee Discussions 2025

FSD4010 Quality and Effectiveness of Social Work: Client Survey for Families with Children 2025

FSD4018 Quality and Effectiveness of Social Work: Employee Survey 2024-2025

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The researcher has anonymized the data by removing identifiers, such as names and location details, which could have made the interviewees' clients, colleagues, or broader work environment identifiable.

To prevent identification of respondents, the interviewee's first name was removed from the data at FSD. In addition, the precise length of work experience, which had been stated in years and months, was removed for all participants. Changes made at FSD are marked with [[double square brackets]].

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Bibliographical Citation

Puuronen, Anne (Sosiaalialan osaamiskeskus Pikassos): Quality and Effectiveness of Social Work: Peer Reflection Discussions of Research Social Workers 2024-2025 [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2025-09-25). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3998; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3998

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Disclaimer

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