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Table 1 Main theme, subthemes and categories

From: Dilemmas in providing resilience-enhancing social services to long-term social assistance clients. A qualitative study of Swedish social workers

THEME

Constraints in the provision of social services to long–term social assistance clients

Subthemes

Dilemmas in the interaction between social workers and clients

Societal influences on the interaction between social workers and clients

Categories

Balancing the dual role

Obligations vs. rights of the clients

Clients recognized as individuals vs. seen as categories

Building trust

Authorities conflicting views and expectations on clients

Labour market opportunities and overall policy context