• A study of coordinator positionings in family group conferences 

      Natland, Sidsel; Malmberg-Heimonen, Ira (Nordic Social Work Research;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-08-09)
      Although the coordinator is essential in mobilizing and remobilizing the social network of individual participants during the family group conference (FGC) process, we lack knowledge on the coordinators’ meaning and their ...
    • Therapeutic features of the Family Group Conference model when Applied for long-term social assistance recipients 

      Johansen, Sissel (Journal of Family Social Work;Volume 23, 2020 - Issue 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-21)
      The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore long-term social assistance recipients´ experiences with family group conferences (FGC). Fifteen Norwegian long-term (> 6 months) social assistance recipients whom had ...
    • Understanding the longer-term effects of family group conferences 

      Malmberg-Heimonen, Ira; Johansen, Sissel (European Journal of Social Work;;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-07-16)
      Few studies estimate the longer-term effects of family group conferences (FGCs), as previous research has been mainly qualitative or has focused only on the shorter-term effects of FGCs. This study analyses, using a ...