SAM - Institutt for sosialfag: Recent submissions
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The psychosocial health of Black/African Americans compared with people of other ethnic origins during the COVID-19 pandemic
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)This study compared the psychosocial health between Black/African Americans and other ethnic groups during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using self-report questionnaires, data were collected at three time points from April 2020 ... -
Digital competence in social work education: readiness for practice
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)In line with the digital turn in service provision, social work students should acquire relevant knowledge and skills, preparing them for work within digitalized welfare services. In Norway, these expecta- tions are ... -
Mental health and quality of life among Norwegian child welfare service workers
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Social workers in child welfare services play an important role in preventing crises and identifying the need for and implementing relevant measures among children and families of different ages and circumstances, often ... -
An Occupational Mechanical Job Exposure Index based on five Norwegian nationwide Surveys of Living Conditions on work environment
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Objectives Nordic register data are not collected for research purposes, and various dimensions of working conditions are typically missing in register-based research. One way to address the issue of missing information on ... -
Sickness absence among mothers caring for a child with disability: Examining the impact of mechanical and psychosocial occupational exposures
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background: Sickness absence is more prevalent among mothers caring for children with disability compared to those caring for non-disabled children. Working in a poor working environment may worsen the impact of care burden ... -
Trajectories among recipients of social assistance in Norway: A local approach
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)A local perspective on individual work and welfare careers has become more urgent in the past decades due to recent political, economic and social developments (Heidenreich & Rice, 2016). In general, the Nordic welfare ... -
The role of contextual factors in avenues to recover from gambling disorder: a scoping review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Introduction: Recovery from complex conditions such as gambling disorders (GD) often entail considerable change and require a range of adaptable interventions in the health care system. Outcomes from such avenues to change ... -
Patienters sprogbrug i e-konsultationer med deres praktiserende læge: Hvordan kommunikerer patienter relationel og emotionel information?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)In Denmark, the e-mail consultation has been an important part of general practice for more than a decade. This consultation format has several advantages, but general practitioners have been concerned that they cannot, ... -
Digital storytelling in a digital environment: a case study for social work education
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The aim of this study was to explore students’ learning experiences from an online workshop focusing on digital storytelling: an active learning method in which students create a digital story. At Oslo Metropolitan ... -
Journeying with a musical practice : Existential mobility and transnational labour
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)The relationship between migratory processes and the diffusion, appropriation and hybridisation of cultural practices has been systematically documented in the scholarly literature. Within these processes there are highly ... -
Whiffs of home. Ethnographic comparison in a collaborative research study across European cities
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)This article discusses how a process of ethnographic comparison has taken place in a project dealing with home and migration, with a particular focus on the social qualities of smell. This project highlights comparative ... -
Not trustworthy. African parents’ perspectives on Norwegian child protection care measures
(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 ... -
Shared Flats in Madrid: Accessing and Analysing Migrants’ Sense of Home
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The Global State of Young Scientists in Latin America and the Caribbean: An Exploration of Constraints and Strategies
(Research report, 2022)This report provides an overview of the first phase of The Global State of Young Scientists in Latin America and the Caribbean (GloSYS LAC), a research project developed by the Global Young Academy (GYA). Its aim is to ... -
The Use and Productivity of Visual Aids as Retrieval Support in Police Interviews of Preschool-Aged Victims of Abuse
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Professional use of external retrieval cues, such as various types of visual aids, has been utilized in investigative interviews of children for decades based on the assumption that aids can facilitate children’s recollection ... -
What professionals say and do: the tension between egalitarianism and hierarchy in interprofessional teamwork
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This study aimed to explore the power dynamics in interprofessional teamwork by conducting an ethnographic study of three interprofessional teams working in mental health and substance use services in Norway. Data were ... -
Challenges for researchers when getting access to children and young people and their consent in research. A scoping review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This article aims to support researchers in addressing the challenges when seeking access to CYP and their consent to participate in research. Despite the growing consensus about the need to involve children and young people ... -
Return to work after cancer–the impact of working conditions: A Norwegian Register-based Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Purpose The purpose of this study is to compare a cohort of cancer survivors with a cohort of cancer-free employees (1) with respect to employment prospects over a 15-year period and (2) with respect to the differential ... -
Kritikken av barnevernet: Kan vi forvente en endring av praksis?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Barnevernet har en avgjørende rolle i en velferdsstat som skal sørge for at barn og familier er inkludert i samfunnet på en god måte. Samtidig utsettes tjenesten for markant kritikk fra mange hold. For eksempel rapporterer ...