Browsing SAM - Institutt for sosialfag by Author "Wathne, Kjetil"
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The meaning of social work leadership. A local development process to enhance social services and reduce school dropout
Natland, Sidsel Therese; Wathne, Kjetil; Hansen, Ragnhild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)The study presents findings about social work leadership from a formative dialogue research project following an ongoing service development project in a Norwegian social services office. From observation of team meetings ... -
Not trustworthy. African parents’ perspectives on Norwegian child protection care measures
Wathne, Kjetil; Kisuule, John David (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This study focuses on the experiences of African parents with care measure histories and their working relations with the Norwegian Child Protection Service (CPS), investigating how these interactions affect trust and ... -
Raised by White People. Conceptualisations of ‘Culture’ in the Foster Placement of African Minority Youth in Norway
Wathne, Kjetil (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)This paper examines the intricate dynamics of transethnic foster placement in Norway, focusing on African minority youth and how ‘culture’ and ‘identity’ is conceptualised within this context. Through semi-structured ... -
‘They said I wasn’t sick enough’: pain as negotiation in workfare
Wathne, Kjetil (Nordic Social Work Research;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-07-29)Women with migration experience from non-European countries living in Norway question the degree to which workfare is beneficial to their participation in working life. Welfare-workers regard ‘immigrant women’ as a ...