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You and me and all of us: The significance of belonging in a continual community of children in long-term care in Norway
(Children and Youth Services Review;Volume 118, November 2020, 105352, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-13)This paper examines the significance of children’s social lives and communities with other children, particularly for one group of children growing up in a care arrangement combining residential and foster care in Norway. ... -
Should we take their children? Caseworkers’ negotiations of ‘good enough’ care for children living with high-conflict parents
(European Journal of Social Work;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-21)Few studies have explored caseworkers’ perspectives on children’s safety and emotional wellbeing in high-conflict families. Based on focus group and individual interviews with 31 Norwegian child protection services staff, ... -
Rhetorical work and medical authority: Constructing convincing cases in insurance medicine
(Social Science and Medicine;Volume 264, November 2020, 113324, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-25)This article explores general practitioners’ (GPs) persuasive efforts in cases where biomedical evidence is absent but expected. Health insurance in Western countries is based on the biomedical ideal that legitimate ... -
Associations between change in labour market policies and work stressors: a comparative longitudinal survey data analysis from 27 European countries
(BMC Public Health;20, Article number: 1377 (2020), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-10)Background: Many studies have shown that work stressors have a negative impact on health. It is therefore important to gain an understanding of how work stressors can be reduced. Recent studies have shown that employees ... -
Evidence-based practice in social work: Who are the critics?
(Journal of Social Work;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-11)Summary: The aim of this study is to analyse attitudes towards and the utilisation of evidence-based practice among social workers in Norway. The data were collected in 2014–2015 from social workers in four Norwegian ... -
Egenorganisering og frivillige organisasjoners rolle i kampen mot bostedsløshet – et deltakende aksjonsforskningsprosjekt
(Tidsskrift for boligforskning;Årgang 3, nr. 1-2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-11)Teori om sosiale bevegelser viser at for at kollektiv handling skal vokse fram, er det viktig med tilknytning til eksisterende organisasjoner. Verdien av brukermedvirkning understrekes i offentlige dokumenter om boligsosialt ... -
Mental health and access to active labor market programs
(Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies;Vol 10 No 3 (2020), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-14)This paper examines the often-overlooked precondition for successful implementation of active labor market policy, namely equal access to labor market programs. Focusing on a cohort of social assistance recipients, we ... -
Marginalised groups protest against social welfare and public health: conceptualising the challenge for social workers
(European Journal of Social Work;Volume 23, 2020 - Issue 6: Social work research, humans right and social justice in a changing welfare society, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-16)As neoliberalisation and other global disruptions change the understanding of human rights and social justice for social workers, how are protests organised by marginalised groups against social welfare and public health ... -
"I am not the same as when we met": Creating an identity beyond the victim of childhood trauma through Guided Imagery and Music.
(Music therapy today. A quarterly journal of studies in music and music therapy;Volume 16, No. 1; Special Issue Proceedings 16th World Congress of Music Therapy, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-21)This case presentation is about a gay man in his thirties who received fifty-five individual, modified and full-length sessions in Guided Imagery and Music (GIM) over a period of three and a half years. GIM is a method ... -
Comparative optimism about infection and recovery from COVID‐19; Implications for adherence with lockdown advice
(Health Expectations;Volume 23, Issue 6, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-27)Background: Comparative optimism, the belief that negative events are more likely to happen to others rather than to oneself, is well established in health risk research. It is unknown, however, whether comparative optimism ... -
Constructing a Policy Field Aimed at Homelessness: How Epistemic Communities Shape Discourse
(Housing, Theory and Society;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-05)This paper explores the formation of the discourse that structures policies aimed at reducing homelessness in Norway. It discusses how experts interacting within epistemic communities contribute to the shaping of discourse, ... -
Betydningen av barns deltakelse i bekjempelse av fattigdom
(Tidsskrift for velferdsforskning;Årgang 23, nr. 3-2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-09)Barns rett til deltakelse og medvirkning står sterkt i den norske velferdsstaten. Det er tydelige føringer når det gjelder at barns stemme skal høres, når offentlige institusjoner tar avgjørelser som angår dem. I Nav har ... -
Extended care: Global dialogue on policy, practice and research
(Children and Youth Services Review;Volume 119, December 2020, 105596, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-13)Young people who are taken up into the care system (including foster, formal kinship and residential or group care) traditionally have to leave care at age 18, the generally accepted age of adulthood. Research globally has ... -
Dynamics of interprofessional teamwork: Why three logics are better than one
(Social Science and Medicine;Volume 265, November 2020, 113472, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-22)Much research has used three logics to understand the dynamics of interprofessionalism: 1) assimilation, that is, adapting the work of others; 2) segregation, where professional roles are separated and boundaries defended; ... -
Young people looking forward: imagined future and normative tensions in urban Norway
(Children & Society;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-26)We explore the meaning‐making practices of ‘little personal stories’ and ‘big societal stories’ in the imagined futures of 12‐ and 13‐year‐olds within Norway, known for its egalitarian ideals and welfare society. Using the ... -
Effectiveness of vocational interventions for gaining paid work for people living with mild to moderate mental health conditions: systematic review and meta-analysis
(BMJ Open;Volume 10, Issue 10, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-29)Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of vocational interventions to help people living with mild to moderate mental health conditions gain paid work. Methods: Systematic review of international, peerreviewed ... -
Two factors, one direction towards social regulation policy convergence: Learning from policy experts in Norway and India
(Alter - European Journal of Disability Research;Volume 15, Issue 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-10)Two significantly different countries such as Norway and India have adopted similar social regulation policies aimed at the employment of disabled people since the 1990s. Countries can adopt social regulation policies, ... -
Insider, Outsider or an In-Betweener? Epistemological Reflections of a Legally Blind Researcher on Conducting Cross-National Disability Research
(Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research;Volume 22, Issue 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-12)Researchers have long debated the perils and possibilities associated with being an insider or an outsider while conducting qualitative research. This paper revisits this insider-outsider debate by drawing on the experiential ... -
«Å gå i spagaten». Familieveilederes erfaringer og utfordringer i arbeid med foreldrekonflikter i barnevernstjenesten
(Fokus på familien;Årgang 48, Nr. 4, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-19)Denne artikkelen handler om hvordan familieveiledere i barnevernet beskriver sitt arbeid med familier hvor det er konflikter mellom foreldrene etter samlivsbrudd, og hvilke utfordringer de møter i dette arbeidet. Artikkelen ... -
Making and managing medical anomalies: Exploring the classification of ‘medically unexplained symptoms’
(Social Studies of Science;Vol 50, Issue 6, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-01)This article explores the making and management of anomaly in scientific work, taking ‘medically unexplained symptoms’ (MUS) as its case. MUS is a category used to characterize health conditions that are widely held to be ...