Blar i Department of Social Studies (SV-IS) på tittel
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‘Warm Eyes’, ‘Warm Breath’, ‘Heart Warmth’: Using Aroha (Love) and Warmth to Reconceptualise and Work towards Best Interests in Child Protection
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-04)The attributes ‘warm eyes’, ‘breathe warm air’, ‘heart warmth’ and aroha (love) guide our work in child protection. These quotes are from a young person from the Change Factory 2020, a MFAMILY student in 2020 and Jan Erik ... -
Wasted GDP in the USA
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-09)Whether or to what extent Gross Domestic Product (GDP) can measure human development is disputed. This article develops a notion of “wasted GDP”, with a case study on the performance of the USA based on analysis of Human ... -
Watching Nature Videos Promotes Physiological Restoration: Evidence From the Modulation of Alpha Waves in Electroencephalography
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-06)Various lines of evidence have shown that nature exposure is beneficial for humans. Despite several empirical findings pointing out to cognitive and emotional positive effects, most of the evidence of these effects are ... -
Ways of Seeing Children: Perspectives of Social Workers in Chile and Norway.
(PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2021-05)The overall aim of this project was to gain extended insights into social workers’ perspectives of children in child protection work in Chile and Norway. Q methodology was applied to meet this aim, as it is suitable for ... -
'''We Matter Too": Need of parents caregivers of children with disabilities and their experiences with the healthcare system.
(Master thesis, 2020)Due to a decrease in manpower, the Norwegian healthcare system has been plagued with a shortage of healthcare professionals which puts parents as the front runners for the long-term care of their children with disability. ... -
Welfare in Latin America and the Nordic countries – editorial notes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-05)There is a lack of research into social worker perspectives in a Latin American context and a comparison of these with European social work practices that currently predominate in the literature. In response to this ... -
Welfare technology dilemmas facing young people with intellectual impairment – some illustrated theoretical explorations
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-11)The introduction of new technologies, specifically Welfare Technology, is examined in this article. Illustrative examples and experiences from young adults with intellectual impairments are provided as input to our theoretical ... -
What are the perspectives of children in child protection work among social workers in Norway and Chile?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-08)The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child outlines universal standards for children’s welfare and position in society. Among other aspects, the convention advocates for a balance between seeing children as ... -
What do adolescents view as the main factors impacting on their emotional and mental well-being. A systemic review of qualitative research into the young persons perspective
(Master thesis, 2022)Background – Globally, the reported numbers of depressive and anxiety symptoms in young people is rising. Concern over this phenomenon has been expressed through advocacy organisations such as the World Health Organisation ... -
When standardization becomes the lens of professional practice in child welfare services
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-02)This paper examines the relationship between professional work and standardization. There has been an increase in the use of standardized programmes in child welfare services (CWS) in Western society. Some researchers have ... -
Work division processes in social work with Cuban and Norwegian families
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-05)This paper explores the differences and similarities in three social work processes as viewed by social workers in Norway and Cuba. Contrasting social work processes in these exemplars of de-familialized and familialized ... -
Working Mothers in the Dichotomy of the Stereotype of “Good Mother” and “Bad Mother” in Rogaland Area, Norway. (Women Constructing Motherhood)
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis was based on the qualitative analysis of working mothers’ experiences regarding motherhood stereotypes in Norway. In April 2023, semi-structured in-depth interviews with five women of European and Asian descent ... -
Writing in the time of COVID-19: The threads that bind and tear asunder
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Located against my positionality as a woman of colour from the global south, I deal with the micro and macro dynamics — particularly the intersections of these — of COVID-19. My grounded-ness on account of an invisible ... -
“You have to talk to those who were there…” Promoting children’s participation : a case of expert meetings and groups within the ombudsman in Norway”
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IS/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06)The adoption in 1989 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has seen a quantum leap in the recognition of, and growth of initiatives to fulfil children’s participation rights. This article discusses findings ... -
'You've got to love her' - Perceptions of births mothers among children in long-term foster care
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-08)Research shows differences in gendered caring expectations between mothers and fathers across countries and how they are affected by the development of different family forms and cultural practices. In this study, we explore ... -
Young, unaccompanied refugees’ expectations of social workers and social worker roles
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023-06)Background: Young people who have travelled to another country, unaccompanied and with refugee status, are a both resilient and vulnerable group with specific needs. Supporting them is often challenging for social workers, ... -
Yrkesutøveres bidrag til å forebygge selvmord
(Bachelor thesis, 2022)Denne oppgaven tar for seg hva yrkesutøvere kan gjøre for å bidra til å forebygge selvmord. Bakgrunnen for valg at tema går ut på at hundrevis av nordmenn hvert år aktivt velger døden fremfor livet. På verdensbasis er ... -
Ytringsfridom og hat
(Journal article, 2012-02)I motsetnad til det Sindre Bangstad og Arne Johan Vetlesen hevdar i Nytt Norsk Tidsskrift (4/2011), lir vår reguleing av ytringsfridomen av eit liberalt underskot.1 Ytringsfrihetskommisjonens førearbeid viser at ... -
Å fremje overgang til arbeid for unge sosialhjelpsmottakarar – ein litteraturstudi.
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Å holde den andres liv i sin hånd - i en digital tid
(Bachelor thesis, 2022)