T Gerdts-Andresen
Biographic Data
| ID | 54847 |
|---|---|
| NAME | T Gerdts-Andresen |
| GIVEN NAMES | T |
| FAMILY NAME | Gerdts-Andresen |
| SIGNATURE | GERDTS-ANDRESEN T |
| AFFILIATIONS | OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4644-6828 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
How involuntary child removal shapes parents’ everyday lives
This study explores how involuntary child removal affects parents’ everyday lives and what implications this may have for child welfare practice. While practice and policy primarily focus on children’s safety and development, less attention has been given to how removal impacts parents’ ability to cope, maintain relationships, and participate in follow-up. The study is based on qualitative interviews with ten parents whose children were in public…
Supported visitation in out-of-home care
Visitation is shaped by dual aims, creating tension around purpose and experience. • Support during contact is mainly aimed at adults, not the parent–child relationship. • Few programs involve children directly or support their emotional experiences. This scoping review explores how supported or guided visitation is described, implemented, and experienced within child welfare contexts involving out-of-home care. International and regional legal f…
Causal attribution
This study investigates how children’s perceptions of the causes of family violence influence their development, framed through causal attribution theory. By analysing emergency care order decisions from the Norwegian Child Welfare Tribunal, the research identifies three primary themes in children’s interpretations of violence: behaviour-related justifications, parental emotional reactions, and discipline and control mechanisms. Findings reveal t…
Identifying Parents with Cognitive Difficulties
Parents with cognitive difficulties are consistently overrepresented in child welfare proceedings, yet such difficulties in themselves are poor predictors of parenting capacity. Research shows that many parents succeed when provided with tailored support, making identification crucial for understanding parental capacity and whether interventions are adapted to individual needs. In this study, cognitive difficulties are understood broadly, encompa…
Understanding a Parent’s Visitation Capacity After a Care Order
The ability of parents to maintain visitation with their child after a care order is a complex aspect of child welfare. While visitation is widely recognized as essential for preserving family bonds and supporting potential reunification, less attention has been given to how broader life circumstances influence a parent’s ability to engage in visitation. This study explores how parents describe their life situation after a care order and examines…
Regulating Phone Contact and Digital Communication Between Children in Public Care and Their Parents
This study examines how the Norwegian Child Welfare Tribunal justifies regulating telephone and digital communication between children in public care and their parents. The regulation of such contact represents a distinct form of state interference in family life and must adhere to principles of necessity, proportionality, and respect for children’s rights. Using a thematic analysis of 34 Tribunal decisions involving 44 children, the study identi…
The Risk of Not Knowing—How Information Sharing Affects Parents’ Ability to Maintain and Develop Family Ties After a Child’s Removal from Parental Care
The ability of parents to maintain and develop family ties after a child is placed in public care is a fundamental yet challenging aspect of child welfare. While legal frameworks emphasize the preservation of parent–child relationships, limited research has explored how access to information affects parental involvement over time. This study draws on qualitative semi-structured interviews with 31 parents whose children were placed in public care …
Bridging theory and practice in child welfare education
The child’s right to family life when living in public care
This study addresses children’s right to family life when placed in public care and questions how the Child Welfare Service and the Child Welfare Tribunal understand and facilitate this right within a Norwegian context. Based on a thematic analysis of 18 interviews, factors that have the potential to contribute to and challenge the strengthening and development of ties are presented. The implications of these factors for practice are discussed in…
Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of an Instrument to Assess Self-Efficacy in Client-Centeredness (SECCQ)
This article assesses the reliability and validity of the Self-Efficacy in Client-Centredness questionnaire (SECCQ). SECCQ assesses social worker students’ subjective belief in their ability to provide client-centered care in their daily interaction with children or families. Self-efficacy is defined as an individual’s judgments concerning their capability to perform certain skills necessary to attain a desired outcome of behavior. Client-centere…
How children’s navigation on digital platforms challenges child welfare assessments
When a child is placed in public care, digital platforms create an arena for the child and parents to stay updated on each other’s lives while living apart. However, contact through digital platforms can be unpredictable for some children, resulting in unintended adverse consequences and undermining the placement’s stability. In this context, it is not uncommon for children and parents to have contact through social media or other digital platfor…
A Childs’ Right to Family Life when Placed in Public Care; an Analysis of Whether Current Norwegian Practice is in Systematic Contradiction to Human Rights
Based on both ECHR and CRC being incorporated into Norwegian law and underpinning the Child Welfare Act, this study aimed to clarify whether the current Norwegian practice is in systematic contradiction to human rights. The article is based on 94 Norwegian care orders comprising 117 children from newborn to 16 years old and analysis whether the child and parents’ right to contact are safeguarded in the care orders. Contradictions and dilemmas bet…
A Childs’ Right to Family Life when Placed in Public Care; an Analysis of Whether Current Norwegian Practice is in Systematic Contradiction to Human Rights
Based on both ECHR and CRC being incorporated into Norwegian law and underpinning the Child Welfare Act, this study aimed to clarify whether the current Norwegian practice is in systematic contradiction to human rights. The article is based on 94 Norwegian care orders comprising 117 children from newborn to 16 years old and analysis whether the child and parents’ right to contact are safeguarded in the care orders. Contradictions and dilemmas bet…
The child’s right to family life when living in public care
This study addresses children’s right to family life when placed in public care and questions how the Child Welfare Service and the Child Welfare Tribunal understand and facilitate this right within a Norwegian context. Based on a thematic analysis of 18 interviews, factors that have the potential to contribute to and challenge the strengthening and development of ties are presented. The implications of these factors for practice are discussed in…
A Childs’ Right to Family Life when Placed in Public Care; an Analysis of Whether Current Norwegian Practice is in Systematic Contradiction to Human Rights
Based on both ECHR and CRC being incorporated into Norwegian law and underpinning the Child Welfare Act, this study aimed to clarify whether the current Norwegian practice is in systematic contradiction to human rights. The article is based on 94 Norwegian care orders comprising 117 children from newborn to 16 years old and analysis whether the child and parents’ right to contact are safeguarded in the care orders. Contradictions and dilemmas bet…
Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of an Instrument to Assess Self-Efficacy in Client-Centeredness (SECCQ)
This article assesses the reliability and validity of the Self-Efficacy in Client-Centredness questionnaire (SECCQ). SECCQ assesses social worker students’ subjective belief in their ability to provide client-centered care in their daily interaction with children or families. Self-efficacy is defined as an individual’s judgments concerning their capability to perform certain skills necessary to attain a desired outcome of behavior. Client-centere…
How children’s navigation on digital platforms challenges child welfare assessments
When a child is placed in public care, digital platforms create an arena for the child and parents to stay updated on each other’s lives while living apart. However, contact through digital platforms can be unpredictable for some children, resulting in unintended adverse consequences and undermining the placement’s stability. In this context, it is not uncommon for children and parents to have contact through social media or other digital platfor…
The child’s right to family life when living in public care
This study addresses children’s right to family life when placed in public care and questions how the Child Welfare Service and the Child Welfare Tribunal understand and facilitate this right within a Norwegian context. Based on a thematic analysis of 18 interviews, factors that have the potential to contribute to and challenge the strengthening and development of ties are presented. The implications of these factors for practice are discussed in…
Identifying Parents with Cognitive Difficulties
Parents with cognitive difficulties are consistently overrepresented in child welfare proceedings, yet such difficulties in themselves are poor predictors of parenting capacity. Research shows that many parents succeed when provided with tailored support, making identification crucial for understanding parental capacity and whether interventions are adapted to individual needs. In this study, cognitive difficulties are understood broadly, encompa…
Understanding a Parent’s Visitation Capacity After a Care Order
The ability of parents to maintain visitation with their child after a care order is a complex aspect of child welfare. While visitation is widely recognized as essential for preserving family bonds and supporting potential reunification, less attention has been given to how broader life circumstances influence a parent’s ability to engage in visitation. This study explores how parents describe their life situation after a care order and examines…
Regulating Phone Contact and Digital Communication Between Children in Public Care and Their Parents
This study examines how the Norwegian Child Welfare Tribunal justifies regulating telephone and digital communication between children in public care and their parents. The regulation of such contact represents a distinct form of state interference in family life and must adhere to principles of necessity, proportionality, and respect for children’s rights. Using a thematic analysis of 34 Tribunal decisions involving 44 children, the study identi…
The Risk of Not Knowing—How Information Sharing Affects Parents’ Ability to Maintain and Develop Family Ties After a Child’s Removal from Parental Care
The ability of parents to maintain and develop family ties after a child is placed in public care is a fundamental yet challenging aspect of child welfare. While legal frameworks emphasize the preservation of parent–child relationships, limited research has explored how access to information affects parental involvement over time. This study draws on qualitative semi-structured interviews with 31 parents whose children were placed in public care …
Bridging theory and practice in child welfare education
How involuntary child removal shapes parents’ everyday lives
This study explores how involuntary child removal affects parents’ everyday lives and what implications this may have for child welfare practice. While practice and policy primarily focus on children’s safety and development, less attention has been given to how removal impacts parents’ ability to cope, maintain relationships, and participate in follow-up. The study is based on qualitative interviews with ten parents whose children were in public…
Supported visitation in out-of-home care
Visitation is shaped by dual aims, creating tension around purpose and experience. • Support during contact is mainly aimed at adults, not the parent–child relationship. • Few programs involve children directly or support their emotional experiences. This scoping review explores how supported or guided visitation is described, implemented, and experienced within child welfare contexts involving out-of-home care. International and regional legal f…
Causal attribution
This study investigates how children’s perceptions of the causes of family violence influence their development, framed through causal attribution theory. By analysing emergency care order decisions from the Norwegian Child Welfare Tribunal, the research identifies three primary themes in children’s interpretations of violence: behaviour-related justifications, parental emotional reactions, and discipline and control mechanisms. Findings reveal t…
Welfare (7 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (5 works) · Children's Rights and Participation (4 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (4 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Norwegian (3 works) · Social Welfare (3 works)