• What are the perspectives of children in child protection work among social workers in Norway and Chile? 

      Jensen, Ida Bruheim (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 ...
    • When standardization becomes the lens of professional practice in child welfare services 

      Sletten, Marina Snipsøyr; Ellingsen, Ingunn Tollisen (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 

      Oltedal, Siv; Pena, Angela; Hean, Sarah (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 ...
    • Writing in the time of COVID-19: The threads that bind and tear asunder 

      Sewpaul, Vishanthie (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've got to love her' - Perceptions of births mothers among children in long-term foster care 

      Ie, Judite; Ellingsen, Ingunn Tollisen (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 

      Borho, Linda Natalie; Hovland, Wenche; Hean, Sarah Catherine Patricia Duff (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, ...
    • Ytringsfridom og hat 

      Tuastad, Svein (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 ...