Browsing SAM - Institutt for sosialfag by Subject "Norway"
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Attitudes toward and Utilization of Evidence-based Practice among Norwegian Social Workers
(Journal of Evidence-Informed Social Work;Volume 17, Issue 2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-12-03)Purpose: This study analyzes Norwegian social workers’ attitudes toward evidence-based practice (EBP). Method: Qualitative interviews were conducted with 30 social workers and managers from social services and child welfare ... -
Challenges and barriers to optimal maternity care for recently migrated women - a mixed-method study in Norway
(BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth;21, Article number: 686 (2021), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-10-07)Background: Migrant women are at increased risk for complications related to pregnancy and childbirth, possibly due to inadequate access and utilisation of healthcare. Recently migrated women are considered a vulnerable ... -
Children´s Quest for love and Professional child protection work: The case of Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Central actors in the child protection field in Norway argue that children in public care should not only receive care and support, but also love. It is hard to disagree that children need love. However, there is ... -
Danish and Norwegian hospital social workers cross-institutional work amidst inter-sectoral restructuring of health and social welfare
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-06-16)Starting in the 2000s, Denmark and Norway have under gone extensive restructuring of the ir health - related social benefit programmes , including how they are governed . Several reforms have sought to enhance inter - ... -
Dilemmas and conflicting pressures in social work practice.
(European Journal of Social Work;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-07-30)On the basis of 102 texts in which social workers describe their experiences from and reflections on their own practice, we identify and analyse a number of conflicting pressures and dilemmas social workers often encounter ... -
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; ... -
The gap between legal protection, good intentions and political restrictions. Unaccompanied minors in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The Norwegian policy on UAM is ambivalent. On the one hand, Norway has promoted a high profile on human rights in general, and especially on children’s rights. Norway was the first country to establish the Ombudsman for ... -
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 ... -
Kindergarten - a Universal Right for Children in Norway
(International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy;7(2), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)The article is divided into three parts. In part 1 the Norwegian kindergarten is introduced. We present some facts and the purpose of the kindergarten as it appears in state documents. We also describe a historical backdrop. ... -
Legal norms, Profesional values, and practical ethics in local government: Elderly care in Latvia, Lithuania, and Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)This article reports findings from a comparative study of the influence of values and norms on the delivery of administrative and professional services in the public sector at the local gov-ernment level in three selected ... -
Out-of-Home Placements and Notions of Family in Norway and in France
(Sosiologi i dag;42 (3-4), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Comparative welfare state research has shown that French and Nordic welfare systems provide similar high levels of support legislated for families, but differ in their treatments of the family unit. This article explores ... -
Reorganization increases long-term sickness absence at all levels of hospital staff: panel data analysis of employees of Norwegian public hospitals
(BMC Health Services Research;14(411), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: The Norwegian specialist health service has undergone many processes of reorganization during the last three decades. Changes are mainly initiated to increase the efficiency and quality of health care serving ... -
Resourceful female immigrants` experiences of the Norwegian activation field
(Nordic Social Work Research;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12-16)This study explores how resourceful female immigrants experience their employment processes concerning user involvement within the Norwegian activation field. This qualitative analysis is based on interviews with 26 female ... -
Responsibility for Psychological Sense of Community and Well-Being in Old Age: A Qualitative Study of Urban Older Adults in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The purpose of the present study is to explore older adults’ understanding and conceptualizations of the concept “psychological sense of community” (PSOC) as experiences of belonging and being part of seem to be important ... -
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 ... -
Same but different: meaning-making among refugee and non-refugee youths
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)There is substantial research on the experiences, needs and well-being of unaccompanied refugee adolescents, but less is known about existential aspects of their lives. The purpose of the current study is to explore ... -
Social pedagogy in a professional Norwegian child welfare context
(European Journal of Social Education;(18/19), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-04)This article is on the issue of social pedagogy in a professional Norwegian child welfare context. Gerd Hagen’s analysis and argumentation on child welfare is a point of departure. In a too wide understanding of child ... -
Social Resilience in the Labour Market: Learning from Young Adults with Visual Impairments in Oslo and Delhi
(Young - Nordic Journal of Youth Research;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-03)Globally, young adults with visual impairments (YAVI) encounter multiple employment barriers. However, many circumscribe the risk of labour market exclusion and secure gainful employment. This article surfaces protective ... -
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, ... -
Types of social capital resources and self-rated health among the Norwegian adult population
(International Journal for Equity in Health;9 (8), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-03-17)Background: Social inequalities in health are large in Norway. In part, these inequalities may stem from differences in access to supportive social networks - since occupying disadvantaged positions in affluent societies ...