Ovidiu Oltean
Biographic Data
| ID | 4600020 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ovidiu Oltean |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ovidiu |
| FAMILY NAME | Oltean |
| SIGNATURE | OLTEAN O |
| AFFILIATIONS | Babeș-Bolyai University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6520-5838 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Healthcare providers’ use and acceptance of translation technologies in multilingual healthcare settings
“For me, Germany is here.” German “Superiority,” Migration, and the Promise of a Better Society in Transylvania, Romania
The article engages the recent literature on whiteness and East-West ethnic hierarchies in Europe with an Eastern European perspective. We analyze how German ethnicity expresses symbolic superiority in a multicultural region of Romania by tracing how non-ethnic Germans affiliate with the local German minority and sustain German associational life. Such dynamics unfold within institutions of the German minority but are amplified by mobility to Ger…
Exploring the use of translation technologies to overcome language barriers in mental healthcare
Language barriers in healthcare continue to pose major challenges to equitable, high-quality care, particularly in mental health settings where communication is central to diagnosis, therapeutic alliance, and treatment planning. Translation technologies, including machine translation applications, offer potential solutions, but their real-world usability in mental health care remains underexplored. This cross-country qualitative study examined th…
Perceptions About the Role of Money in Contemporary Romanian Foster Care
Despite foster care becoming central to the protection of children in state care in Romania following the push for a rights‐based approach in anticipation of European accession, empirical research on fostering remains sparse. Using a mixed methods qualitative design combining findings from 15 in‐depth interviews with 16 diverse expert participants with the analysis of a 2019 high‐profile scandal surrounding the international adoption of eight‐yea…
Rights‐Based Practice in Romanian Child Protection and Public Education Two Decades on
Close to two decades after Romania's landmark legislation on the rights of the child and adoption, this paper explores six points of consensus concerning rights‐based practice in child protection and public education. Drawing on conceptual work on ‘assemblages’ in social services reform and an analytical focus on inconsistencies, incoherences and tensions in professional practice, we explore 30 key informants' narrative focus on ‘sites of strain’…
Uncovering multi-level mental healthcare barriers for migrants
This research elucidates the multifaceted, systemic challenges hindering equitable mental healthcare provision for migrants. It posits that sweeping policy reforms are imperative, advocating for the implementation of strategies, such as increasing the availability of language services, enhancing healthcare providers' capacity, and legal framework and policy change to be more inclusive. The findings substantially contribute to scholarly discourse …
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Uncovering multi-level mental healthcare barriers for migrants
This research elucidates the multifaceted, systemic challenges hindering equitable mental healthcare provision for migrants. It posits that sweeping policy reforms are imperative, advocating for the implementation of strategies, such as increasing the availability of language services, enhancing healthcare providers' capacity, and legal framework and policy change to be more inclusive. The findings substantially contribute to scholarly discourse …
Perceptions About the Role of Money in Contemporary Romanian Foster Care
Despite foster care becoming central to the protection of children in state care in Romania following the push for a rights‐based approach in anticipation of European accession, empirical research on fostering remains sparse. Using a mixed methods qualitative design combining findings from 15 in‐depth interviews with 16 diverse expert participants with the analysis of a 2019 high‐profile scandal surrounding the international adoption of eight‐yea…
Rights‐Based Practice in Romanian Child Protection and Public Education Two Decades on
Close to two decades after Romania's landmark legislation on the rights of the child and adoption, this paper explores six points of consensus concerning rights‐based practice in child protection and public education. Drawing on conceptual work on ‘assemblages’ in social services reform and an analytical focus on inconsistencies, incoherences and tensions in professional practice, we explore 30 key informants' narrative focus on ‘sites of strain’…
Healthcare providers’ use and acceptance of translation technologies in multilingual healthcare settings
“For me, Germany is here.” German “Superiority,” Migration, and the Promise of a Better Society in Transylvania, Romania
The article engages the recent literature on whiteness and East-West ethnic hierarchies in Europe with an Eastern European perspective. We analyze how German ethnicity expresses symbolic superiority in a multicultural region of Romania by tracing how non-ethnic Germans affiliate with the local German minority and sustain German associational life. Such dynamics unfold within institutions of the German minority but are amplified by mobility to Ger…
Exploring the use of translation technologies to overcome language barriers in mental healthcare
Language barriers in healthcare continue to pose major challenges to equitable, high-quality care, particularly in mental health settings where communication is central to diagnosis, therapeutic alliance, and treatment planning. Translation technologies, including machine translation applications, offer potential solutions, but their real-world usability in mental health care remains underexplored. This cross-country qualitative study examined th…
Qualitative research (3 works) · Child protection (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare (2 works) · Mental health (2 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (2 works) · Public health (2 works) · Romanian (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Translation Studies and Practices (2 works)