Veronika Paulsen
Biographic Data
| ID | 4422217 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Veronika Paulsen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Veronika |
| FAMILY NAME | Paulsen |
| SIGNATURE | PAULSEN V |
| AFFILIATIONS | NTNU Samfunnsforskning |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2836-1134 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 51 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The intersection of leaving out-of-home care and the risk of homelessness: A scoping review
Young people who have been placed with foster parents or in residential care during upbringing are disproportionately represented among young people experiencing homelessness. This international trend has prompted growing attention within social policy and research on the intersection of leaving care and homelessness. This scoping review analyses research published between 2000 and 2024, examining the scope of existing studies, methodologies, def…
Emotional abuse, an invisible aspect in Norwegian child welfare documents
A qualitative study of youth and child participation in Norwegian specialist child welfare services support measures: Dilemmas, Ideals, and Outcomes
Lesbian and gay individuals' path into foster parenting in Norway—Barriers and facilitators at the person and system levels
Growing numbers of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning (LGBTQ) people are becoming foster parents in several western countries. The LGBTQ perspective on the child welfare system has received little attention in practice, research and policy. Despite their increased rights, LGBTQ foster parents continue to face challenges related to fostering. Knowledge is needed on LGBTQ individual perceptions of the process of becoming foster parent…
Discretionary decision making in child welfare – An experimental vignette study of the use of interpreter services
This paper focuses on child welfare workers’ discretionary decision making. They can rely on routines, procedures and manuals as part of their work, but in the end, they still have to make a choice, based on the available information at the time. Discretionary decision making is a way of reasoning when facing uncertainty in professional work and when laws, rules and systematic knowledge must be applied in specific cases. A larger body of research…
What is known about the LGBTQ perspective in child welfare services: A scoping review
Sexual and gender minorities, for example, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth, are overrepresented in the child welfare system and an increasing number of LGBTQ people are becoming foster parents. The objective of this scoping review is to provide an overview of the existing empirical research on the practices of child welfare services towards LGBTQ individuals (i.e., youth, carers and foster parents). The review fo…
Outcomes in adulthood among former child welfare services recipients: Findings from a Norwegian registry study covering two decades
This article presents outcomes for persons who have been supported by child welfare services (CWS) in Norway. This include persons who were placed in out-of-home care as well as persons who only received in-home support measures (i.e. not removed from the family home). Annual outcome-data was extracted from Norwegian population-based registers covering two decades for all persons receiving CWS in-home support and/or out-of-home care measures as w…
Foster parents' needs, perceptions and satisfaction with foster parent training: A systematic literature review
This current systematic literature review aims to examine what is known about foster parents' needs, satisfaction and perceptions of foster parent training. A systematized search in relevant databases resulted in 13 publications, with mostly quantitative studies, originating from four countries. Research on foster parent training is scarce, and the satisfaction, needs and perceptions of foster parents were included as secondary outcomes in most o…
The transition to adulthood from care as a struggle for recognition
This article explores young people's experiences in the transition to adulthood from child welfare services and how Honneth's theory of recognition can be useful as an analytical tool to help us understand these experiences. The underpinning empirical research consisted of interviews and focus groups with 43 adolescents who had been in contact with Norwegian child welfare services. Three themes emerged as particularly important: having good relat…
Social support and interdependency in transition to adulthood from child welfare services
Social support and interdependency in transition to adulthood from child welfare services
Foster parents' needs, perceptions and satisfaction with foster parent training: A systematic literature review
This current systematic literature review aims to examine what is known about foster parents' needs, satisfaction and perceptions of foster parent training. A systematized search in relevant databases resulted in 13 publications, with mostly quantitative studies, originating from four countries. Research on foster parent training is scarce, and the satisfaction, needs and perceptions of foster parents were included as secondary outcomes in most o…
The transition to adulthood from care as a struggle for recognition
This article explores young people's experiences in the transition to adulthood from child welfare services and how Honneth's theory of recognition can be useful as an analytical tool to help us understand these experiences. The underpinning empirical research consisted of interviews and focus groups with 43 adolescents who had been in contact with Norwegian child welfare services. Three themes emerged as particularly important: having good relat…
Outcomes in adulthood among former child welfare services recipients: Findings from a Norwegian registry study covering two decades
This article presents outcomes for persons who have been supported by child welfare services (CWS) in Norway. This include persons who were placed in out-of-home care as well as persons who only received in-home support measures (i.e. not removed from the family home). Annual outcome-data was extracted from Norwegian population-based registers covering two decades for all persons receiving CWS in-home support and/or out-of-home care measures as w…
Social support and interdependency in transition to adulthood from child welfare services
The transition to adulthood from care as a struggle for recognition
This article explores young people's experiences in the transition to adulthood from child welfare services and how Honneth's theory of recognition can be useful as an analytical tool to help us understand these experiences. The underpinning empirical research consisted of interviews and focus groups with 43 adolescents who had been in contact with Norwegian child welfare services. Three themes emerged as particularly important: having good relat…
Foster parents' needs, perceptions and satisfaction with foster parent training: A systematic literature review
This current systematic literature review aims to examine what is known about foster parents' needs, satisfaction and perceptions of foster parent training. A systematized search in relevant databases resulted in 13 publications, with mostly quantitative studies, originating from four countries. Research on foster parent training is scarce, and the satisfaction, needs and perceptions of foster parents were included as secondary outcomes in most o…
What is known about the LGBTQ perspective in child welfare services: A scoping review
Sexual and gender minorities, for example, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth, are overrepresented in the child welfare system and an increasing number of LGBTQ people are becoming foster parents. The objective of this scoping review is to provide an overview of the existing empirical research on the practices of child welfare services towards LGBTQ individuals (i.e., youth, carers and foster parents). The review fo…
Outcomes in adulthood among former child welfare services recipients: Findings from a Norwegian registry study covering two decades
This article presents outcomes for persons who have been supported by child welfare services (CWS) in Norway. This include persons who were placed in out-of-home care as well as persons who only received in-home support measures (i.e. not removed from the family home). Annual outcome-data was extracted from Norwegian population-based registers covering two decades for all persons receiving CWS in-home support and/or out-of-home care measures as w…
Lesbian and gay individuals' path into foster parenting in Norway—Barriers and facilitators at the person and system levels
Growing numbers of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning (LGBTQ) people are becoming foster parents in several western countries. The LGBTQ perspective on the child welfare system has received little attention in practice, research and policy. Despite their increased rights, LGBTQ foster parents continue to face challenges related to fostering. Knowledge is needed on LGBTQ individual perceptions of the process of becoming foster parent…
Discretionary decision making in child welfare – An experimental vignette study of the use of interpreter services
This paper focuses on child welfare workers’ discretionary decision making. They can rely on routines, procedures and manuals as part of their work, but in the end, they still have to make a choice, based on the available information at the time. Discretionary decision making is a way of reasoning when facing uncertainty in professional work and when laws, rules and systematic knowledge must be applied in specific cases. A larger body of research…
Emotional abuse, an invisible aspect in Norwegian child welfare documents
A qualitative study of youth and child participation in Norwegian specialist child welfare services support measures: Dilemmas, Ideals, and Outcomes
The intersection of leaving out-of-home care and the risk of homelessness: A scoping review
Young people who have been placed with foster parents or in residential care during upbringing are disproportionately represented among young people experiencing homelessness. This international trend has prompted growing attention within social policy and research on the intersection of leaving care and homelessness. This scoping review analyses research published between 2000 and 2024, examining the scope of existing studies, methodologies, def…
Psychology (9 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · Welfare (8 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (4 works)