Asgeir Falch‐eriksen
Biographic Data
| ID | 4436796 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Asgeir Falch‐eriksen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Asgeir |
| FAMILY NAME | Falch‐eriksen |
| SIGNATURE | ERIKSEN A F |
| AFFILIATIONS | OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2328-5531 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Digitally Mediated Participation as Relational Infrastructure in Child Welfare Practice
Digitally mediated participation is increasingly promoted within child welfare practice as a means of enhancing children's participation in decisions affecting their lives. This systematic review synthesises seven qualitative and mixed‐methods studies published between 2015 and 2024 to examine how digital participation functions within contemporary child welfare. Thematic synthesis identified four interconnected relational mechanisms. Digitally m…
Parenting According to Human Rights
This research explores whether parenting expectations in Norwegian and Romanian legislation align with the cosmopolitan human rights of children and parents. Departing from normative theories about human rights, we constructed an analytical framework that we applied using process tracing to analyse the historical evolution of the two countries’ legislation on the cosmopolitan standard of what nation states can expect from parents. This research f…
Parents’ voices on parental engagement in child protective services
Purpose Although participatory practices are naturally embedded in child protection, studies find that engaging parents can be challenging, especially with families in child protective services. This paper aims to explore parents’ experiences and perceptions of family engagement in child protection assessment. Design/methodology/approach This paper explores Estonian parents’ ( n = 75) experiences and perceptions of family engagement in child prot…
I just want to go home, is what I need’ – Voices of Ukrainian refugee children living in Estonia after fleeing the war
Solution-focused approach
Challenges to social work professionalism during the Covid-19 pandemic
The pandemic of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected millions of children and families worldwide, disrupting their daily lives and impacting the ability of Child Protective Services (CPS) to respond to children in need. This small-scale study involving 23 child protective workers from local governments in different regions of Estonia used in-depth, semi-structured interviews to explore child protection work with children in need d…
Restricting family life - an examination of citizens’ views on state interventions and parental freedom in eight European countries
This paper examines the public views - a total of 10,348 persons - on restrictions of personal autonomy of others to protect the interest of children. We use representative country samples of the adult populations of Austria, England, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Norway, and Spain, and ask them to consider an experimental vignette with three different parental conditions: substance abuse, mental health problems, and learning difficulties. …
Building a Collaborative Relationship With an Involuntary Parent in Child Protective Services
Building a collaborative relationship with an involuntary parent is challenging; however, the worker-client relationship is essential to promoting the wellbeing of the child and family. This article describes a small-scale qualitative study conducted with child protective workers in one region of Estonia. Findings indicate that in order to encourage involuntary parents to participate, it was crucial to learn what was provoking their resistance. R…
Professional Practice in Child Protection and the Child's Right to Participate
This book explains and discusses how a child's right to freedom of expression is upheld through practice and decision-making in Child Protection Services (CPS).Using the right to expression as stipulated in Article 12.2 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) as a point of departure, it explains what CPS practices should look like and how they must operate to uphold and enforce the rights of the child by providing "the o…
“ I do not want to cause additional pain ... ”–child protection workers’ perspectives on child participation in child protection practice
This paper examines the perspectives of child protection workers (CPWs) (n = 106) on the participation of children in child protection practice in Estonia. The findings indicated that child participation was most related to the term “asking a child’s opinion.” On a theoretical level, CPWs considered the asking of a child’s opinion to be significant in child protection practice in order to make decisions in the child’s best interests. In practice,…
Children expressing their views in child protection casework
Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) provides children with the right to express their views in matters that affect them, particularly those of an administrative and judicial nature. This paper examines the academic discourse in child protection research concerning how Article 12 of the CRC is implemented and how it is manifested in child protection service (CPS) casework practices. The systematic review was performed …
Structured peer group supervision
This article reflects on the experiences of Estonian social work undergraduate students with a five-phased structured peer group supervision model, consisting of information, clarification, analysis, feedback and reflection phases. This kind of systematic case reflection enables the generation and critical exploration of new perspectives and solutions among those seeking to become professional social workers. Students emphasised that this model i…
A child’s right to protection during the Covid-19 crisis
Human Rights in Child Protection
This book critically explores what child protection policy and professional practice would mean if practice was grounded in human rights standards. This book inspires a new direction in child protection research – one that critically assesses child protection policy and professional practice
Children expressing their views in child protection casework
Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) provides children with the right to express their views in matters that affect them, particularly those of an administrative and judicial nature. This paper examines the academic discourse in child protection research concerning how Article 12 of the CRC is implemented and how it is manifested in child protection service (CPS) casework practices. The systematic review was performed …
Solution-focused approach
A child’s right to protection during the Covid-19 crisis
Human Rights in Child Protection
This book critically explores what child protection policy and professional practice would mean if practice was grounded in human rights standards. This book inspires a new direction in child protection research – one that critically assesses child protection policy and professional practice
A child’s right to protection during the Covid-19 crisis
“ I do not want to cause additional pain ... ”–child protection workers’ perspectives on child participation in child protection practice
This paper examines the perspectives of child protection workers (CPWs) (n = 106) on the participation of children in child protection practice in Estonia. The findings indicated that child participation was most related to the term “asking a child’s opinion.” On a theoretical level, CPWs considered the asking of a child’s opinion to be significant in child protection practice in order to make decisions in the child’s best interests. In practice,…
Children expressing their views in child protection casework
Article 12 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) provides children with the right to express their views in matters that affect them, particularly those of an administrative and judicial nature. This paper examines the academic discourse in child protection research concerning how Article 12 of the CRC is implemented and how it is manifested in child protection service (CPS) casework practices. The systematic review was performed …
Structured peer group supervision
This article reflects on the experiences of Estonian social work undergraduate students with a five-phased structured peer group supervision model, consisting of information, clarification, analysis, feedback and reflection phases. This kind of systematic case reflection enables the generation and critical exploration of new perspectives and solutions among those seeking to become professional social workers. Students emphasised that this model i…
Building a Collaborative Relationship With an Involuntary Parent in Child Protective Services
Building a collaborative relationship with an involuntary parent is challenging; however, the worker-client relationship is essential to promoting the wellbeing of the child and family. This article describes a small-scale qualitative study conducted with child protective workers in one region of Estonia. Findings indicate that in order to encourage involuntary parents to participate, it was crucial to learn what was provoking their resistance. R…
Professional Practice in Child Protection and the Child's Right to Participate
This book explains and discusses how a child's right to freedom of expression is upheld through practice and decision-making in Child Protection Services (CPS).Using the right to expression as stipulated in Article 12.2 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) as a point of departure, it explains what CPS practices should look like and how they must operate to uphold and enforce the rights of the child by providing "the o…
Challenges to social work professionalism during the Covid-19 pandemic
The pandemic of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has affected millions of children and families worldwide, disrupting their daily lives and impacting the ability of Child Protective Services (CPS) to respond to children in need. This small-scale study involving 23 child protective workers from local governments in different regions of Estonia used in-depth, semi-structured interviews to explore child protection work with children in need d…
Restricting family life - an examination of citizens’ views on state interventions and parental freedom in eight European countries
This paper examines the public views - a total of 10,348 persons - on restrictions of personal autonomy of others to protect the interest of children. We use representative country samples of the adult populations of Austria, England, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Norway, and Spain, and ask them to consider an experimental vignette with three different parental conditions: substance abuse, mental health problems, and learning difficulties. …
I just want to go home, is what I need’ – Voices of Ukrainian refugee children living in Estonia after fleeing the war
Solution-focused approach
Parenting According to Human Rights
This research explores whether parenting expectations in Norwegian and Romanian legislation align with the cosmopolitan human rights of children and parents. Departing from normative theories about human rights, we constructed an analytical framework that we applied using process tracing to analyse the historical evolution of the two countries’ legislation on the cosmopolitan standard of what nation states can expect from parents. This research f…
Parents’ voices on parental engagement in child protective services
Purpose Although participatory practices are naturally embedded in child protection, studies find that engaging parents can be challenging, especially with families in child protective services. This paper aims to explore parents’ experiences and perceptions of family engagement in child protection assessment. Design/methodology/approach This paper explores Estonian parents’ ( n = 75) experiences and perceptions of family engagement in child prot…
Digitally Mediated Participation as Relational Infrastructure in Child Welfare Practice
Digitally mediated participation is increasingly promoted within child welfare practice as a means of enhancing children's participation in decisions affecting their lives. This systematic review synthesises seven qualitative and mixed‐methods studies published between 2015 and 2024 to examine how digital participation functions within contemporary child welfare. Thematic synthesis identified four interconnected relational mechanisms. Digitally m…
Psychology (12 works) · Political science (10 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (8 works) · Child protection (7 works) · Law (7 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Children's Rights and Participation (4 works)