Marianne Buen Sommerfeldt
Biographic Data
| ID | 3559441 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marianne Buen Sommerfeldt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marianne Buen |
| FAMILY NAME | Sommerfeldt |
| SIGNATURE | SOMMERFELDT M B |
| AFFILIATIONS | OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8463-4312 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
It’s normal, you just gotta get used to it.” Professional, institutional and organisational challenges for social work in residential care
This article explores institutional, organisational and professional challenges facing social work in the context of residential childcare. Starting from the experiential knowledge of one youth as an exemplary case, we examine representations of systemic challenges as they unfold in her story. Using her knowledge as point of departure, the article shows how social workers in residential care units tend to be placed in a squeeze between institutio…
The Child Welfare Employees’ Constructions of Contact Visits for Parents and Children in Public Care
Following a care order, children and parents are entitled to contact with each other in accordance with the conditions established by the Child Welfare Tribunals. How child welfare employees understand what contact visits can be and how they can be structured in line with the best interests of the child is crucial in their decision making. This article explores the different constructions of contact visits, in terms of how employees communicate t…
The Discourse on the "Dangerous Child Welfare Parent"-How Contact with Parents Is Constructed as a Risk for Children Under Public Care in Norway
This article discusses contact and interaction between children, siblings and parents after a care order. We have collected and analyzed audio recordings of discussions between child welfare employees in Norway. In these meetings, the employees discuss and decide the extent and organization of visits and contact between parents and children under public care. Visitation mainly emerges as a risk in the discussions and thus as something that must b…
Sometimes I feel at home” adolescents’ narratives of everyday life in residential care
Purpose A residential care is home for children who live there and is simultaneously a workplace for employees aiming to safeguard the needs and development of children. Studies have shown that adolescents’ descriptions of life in residential care are connected to feelings of otherness and deviance. The purpose of this study is to explore how adolescents in residential care in Norway relate residential care as a home to their experiences of every…
The Discourse on the "Dangerous Child Welfare Parent"-How Contact with Parents Is Constructed as a Risk for Children Under Public Care in Norway
This article discusses contact and interaction between children, siblings and parents after a care order. We have collected and analyzed audio recordings of discussions between child welfare employees in Norway. In these meetings, the employees discuss and decide the extent and organization of visits and contact between parents and children under public care. Visitation mainly emerges as a risk in the discussions and thus as something that must b…
Sometimes I feel at home” adolescents’ narratives of everyday life in residential care
Purpose A residential care is home for children who live there and is simultaneously a workplace for employees aiming to safeguard the needs and development of children. Studies have shown that adolescents’ descriptions of life in residential care are connected to feelings of otherness and deviance. The purpose of this study is to explore how adolescents in residential care in Norway relate residential care as a home to their experiences of every…
Sometimes I feel at home” adolescents’ narratives of everyday life in residential care
Purpose A residential care is home for children who live there and is simultaneously a workplace for employees aiming to safeguard the needs and development of children. Studies have shown that adolescents’ descriptions of life in residential care are connected to feelings of otherness and deviance. The purpose of this study is to explore how adolescents in residential care in Norway relate residential care as a home to their experiences of every…
The Child Welfare Employees’ Constructions of Contact Visits for Parents and Children in Public Care
Following a care order, children and parents are entitled to contact with each other in accordance with the conditions established by the Child Welfare Tribunals. How child welfare employees understand what contact visits can be and how they can be structured in line with the best interests of the child is crucial in their decision making. This article explores the different constructions of contact visits, in terms of how employees communicate t…
The Discourse on the "Dangerous Child Welfare Parent"-How Contact with Parents Is Constructed as a Risk for Children Under Public Care in Norway
This article discusses contact and interaction between children, siblings and parents after a care order. We have collected and analyzed audio recordings of discussions between child welfare employees in Norway. In these meetings, the employees discuss and decide the extent and organization of visits and contact between parents and children under public care. Visitation mainly emerges as a risk in the discussions and thus as something that must b…
It’s normal, you just gotta get used to it.” Professional, institutional and organisational challenges for social work in residential care
This article explores institutional, organisational and professional challenges facing social work in the context of residential childcare. Starting from the experiential knowledge of one youth as an exemplary case, we examine representations of systemic challenges as they unfold in her story. Using her knowledge as point of departure, the article shows how social workers in residential care units tend to be placed in a squeeze between institutio…
Social Work Education and Practice (4 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Child care (2 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (2 works) · Children's Rights and Participation (2 works) · Context (archaeology (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works)