Heidi Jacobsen
Biographic Data
| ID | 6213944 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Heidi Jacobsen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Heidi |
| FAMILY NAME | Jacobsen |
| SIGNATURE | JACOBSEN H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Eastern and Southern Norway |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4902-0507 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Norwegian Foster Children’s Executive Functioning
Transporting attachment and biobehavioral catch‐up to Norwegian child welfare services
Transportation of evidence‐based programs (EBPs) to a new cultural setting is often preferred over the comprehensive process of developing a new program. Intervention fidelity has been suggested as a predictor of successful transportation. The present study examined whether fidelity and parent behavior improved when implementing the U.S.‐developed Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch‐up (ABC) intervention in Norwegian child welfare services (CWS). …
Implementing attachment and biobehavioral catch-up in Norway
There is a pressing need in the Nordic countries for evidence-based programmes for young children who have experienced early adversity. One such programme, Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC) was implemented in seven Norwegian child welfare services (CWS). The aim of this study was to interview families, CWS workers and their leaders to explore their experiences in implementing ABC and to make recommendations for future use. Semi-structur…
Foster children’s cognitive functioning
Foster children are at risk for developmental challenges in several domains, such as cognitive functioning. The aim of the present study was therefore to investigate cognitive functioning at age 8 years among 39 foster children (FC) compared to 36 children in a non-foster comparison group (NFC). Furthermore, to investigate possible predictors of early functioning on FC’s functioning at age 8 years, in addition to possible different developmental …
Foster children are at risk for developing problems in social-emotional functioning
Foster children are at risk for becoming less well-adjusted in their social-emotional functioning due to possible abuse and neglect prior to placement. There is no consistent evidence that foster children’s social-emotional functioning improves in foster care, and externalizing behavior has specifically been linked to placement disruption. Investigations of foster children’s functioning over time and with multiple informants are scarce. Our first…
Parenting stress in long‐term foster carers
Background Children in foster care tend to exhibit adverse psychosocial functioning, and foster parents tend to experience high levels of stress related to their role as carers. Methods The study included 60 foster children and 42 children living in biological families as a comparison group. Caregiver stress was measured using the Parenting Stress Index, while child problem behavior was measured using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire.…
Quality of social interaction in foster dyads at child age 2 and 3 years
Foster parents' emotional investment and their young foster children's socio-emotional functioning
Pre-adoption training
Adoptive parents experience a great number of challenges throughout the adoption process. Hence, there is a need for thorough preparation of prospective adoptive parents prior to them receiving a child into their family. This study aimed to evaluate a Norwegian pre-adoption course from the view of both adoptive parents and trainers. Participants were 10 adoptive parents and six trainers. Focus groups and semi-structured SWOT interviews were used …
Foster Parents’ State of Mind With Respect to Attachment
The present study investigated the possible differences between foster and comparison parents’ state of mind with respect to attachment, and the concordance between caregiver state of mind and child attachment classifications among 60 foster children, all placed before the age of 2 years, as well as 42 comparison children. Caregiver state of mind was measured when the children were 2 years old (Time 1) while child attachment classifications were …
Cognitive Development and Social-Emotional Functioning in Young Foster Children
A cross-cultural exploration of factors affecting reactions to sexual harassment
A cross-cultural exploration of factors affecting reactions to sexual harassment
Parenting stress in long‐term foster carers
Background Children in foster care tend to exhibit adverse psychosocial functioning, and foster parents tend to experience high levels of stress related to their role as carers. Methods The study included 60 foster children and 42 children living in biological families as a comparison group. Caregiver stress was measured using the Parenting Stress Index, while child problem behavior was measured using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire.…
Foster children are at risk for developing problems in social-emotional functioning
Foster children are at risk for becoming less well-adjusted in their social-emotional functioning due to possible abuse and neglect prior to placement. There is no consistent evidence that foster children’s social-emotional functioning improves in foster care, and externalizing behavior has specifically been linked to placement disruption. Investigations of foster children’s functioning over time and with multiple informants are scarce. Our first…
Implementing attachment and biobehavioral catch-up in Norway
There is a pressing need in the Nordic countries for evidence-based programmes for young children who have experienced early adversity. One such programme, Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC) was implemented in seven Norwegian child welfare services (CWS). The aim of this study was to interview families, CWS workers and their leaders to explore their experiences in implementing ABC and to make recommendations for future use. Semi-structur…
Foster Parents’ State of Mind With Respect to Attachment
The present study investigated the possible differences between foster and comparison parents’ state of mind with respect to attachment, and the concordance between caregiver state of mind and child attachment classifications among 60 foster children, all placed before the age of 2 years, as well as 42 comparison children. Caregiver state of mind was measured when the children were 2 years old (Time 1) while child attachment classifications were …
A cross-cultural exploration of factors affecting reactions to sexual harassment
Foster parents' emotional investment and their young foster children's socio-emotional functioning
Pre-adoption training
Adoptive parents experience a great number of challenges throughout the adoption process. Hence, there is a need for thorough preparation of prospective adoptive parents prior to them receiving a child into their family. This study aimed to evaluate a Norwegian pre-adoption course from the view of both adoptive parents and trainers. Participants were 10 adoptive parents and six trainers. Focus groups and semi-structured SWOT interviews were used …
A cross-cultural exploration of factors affecting reactions to sexual harassment
A cross-cultural exploration of factors affecting reactions to sexual harassment
Cognitive Development and Social-Emotional Functioning in Young Foster Children
Foster Parents’ State of Mind With Respect to Attachment
The present study investigated the possible differences between foster and comparison parents’ state of mind with respect to attachment, and the concordance between caregiver state of mind and child attachment classifications among 60 foster children, all placed before the age of 2 years, as well as 42 comparison children. Caregiver state of mind was measured when the children were 2 years old (Time 1) while child attachment classifications were …
Quality of social interaction in foster dyads at child age 2 and 3 years
Foster parents' emotional investment and their young foster children's socio-emotional functioning
Pre-adoption training
Adoptive parents experience a great number of challenges throughout the adoption process. Hence, there is a need for thorough preparation of prospective adoptive parents prior to them receiving a child into their family. This study aimed to evaluate a Norwegian pre-adoption course from the view of both adoptive parents and trainers. Participants were 10 adoptive parents and six trainers. Focus groups and semi-structured SWOT interviews were used …
Parenting stress in long‐term foster carers
Background Children in foster care tend to exhibit adverse psychosocial functioning, and foster parents tend to experience high levels of stress related to their role as carers. Methods The study included 60 foster children and 42 children living in biological families as a comparison group. Caregiver stress was measured using the Parenting Stress Index, while child problem behavior was measured using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire.…
Foster children’s cognitive functioning
Foster children are at risk for developmental challenges in several domains, such as cognitive functioning. The aim of the present study was therefore to investigate cognitive functioning at age 8 years among 39 foster children (FC) compared to 36 children in a non-foster comparison group (NFC). Furthermore, to investigate possible predictors of early functioning on FC’s functioning at age 8 years, in addition to possible different developmental …
Foster children are at risk for developing problems in social-emotional functioning
Foster children are at risk for becoming less well-adjusted in their social-emotional functioning due to possible abuse and neglect prior to placement. There is no consistent evidence that foster children’s social-emotional functioning improves in foster care, and externalizing behavior has specifically been linked to placement disruption. Investigations of foster children’s functioning over time and with multiple informants are scarce. Our first…
Transporting attachment and biobehavioral catch‐up to Norwegian child welfare services
Transportation of evidence‐based programs (EBPs) to a new cultural setting is often preferred over the comprehensive process of developing a new program. Intervention fidelity has been suggested as a predictor of successful transportation. The present study examined whether fidelity and parent behavior improved when implementing the U.S.‐developed Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch‐up (ABC) intervention in Norwegian child welfare services (CWS). …
Implementing attachment and biobehavioral catch-up in Norway
There is a pressing need in the Nordic countries for evidence-based programmes for young children who have experienced early adversity. One such programme, Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC) was implemented in seven Norwegian child welfare services (CWS). The aim of this study was to interview families, CWS workers and their leaders to explore their experiences in implementing ABC and to make recommendations for future use. Semi-structur…
Norwegian Foster Children’s Executive Functioning
Psychology (13 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (9 works) · Developmental psychology (8 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (5 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Foster care (5 works)