Toril Havik
Biographic Data
| ID | 6242533 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Toril Havik |
| GIVEN NAMES | Toril |
| FAMILY NAME | Havik |
| SIGNATURE | HAVIK T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Uni Research (Norway) |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 60 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2010 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Mental disorders in foster children: A study of prevalence, comorbidity and risk factors
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to examine the prevalence of mental disorders in 6- to 12-year-old foster children and assess comorbidity and risk factors. METHODS: Information on mental health was collected from foster parents and from teachers using Developmental and Well-Being Assessment (DAWBA) Web-based diagnostic interview. Child welfare services provided information about care conditions prior to placement and about the child's placem…
Cautious Belonging: Relationships in Long-Term Foster-Care
Journal Article Cautious Belonging: Relationships in Long-Term Foster-Care Get access Øivin Christiansen, Øivin Christiansen * Øivin Christiansen conducts research and teaching in the areas of child welfare, children in substitute care and family support services. He is at the Child Welfare Unit, Uni Health, Bergen, Norway. Researcher/MSW Karen Havnen is currently at the Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Uni Health. Her main interest…
Managing Loss and a Threatened Identity: Experiences of Parents of Children Growing Up in Foster Care, the Perspectives of their Social Workers and Implications for Practice
Parents of children growing up in foster-care have been a largely neglected group in policy, practice and research, in spite of the fact that these parents are often vulnerable adults who experience a profound loss and a threat to their identity. Parents' involvement through contact is also likely to have an impact on children's stability and security in the foster family. This article draws on data from parallel qualitative studies at the Univer…
Learning difficulties and academic competence among children in contact with the child welfare system
Children who have been in the welfare system tend to have poor social and health outcomes as adults. The aim of this study was to examine learning difficulties, as well as academic competence, among children in contact with child welfare service, and to compare this group to their same‐age peers. The material consisted of 4114 children in fifth to seventh grade, of which 101 were in contact with child welfare services. Information on learning dif…
Arranging stability for children in long-term out-of-home care
Managing Loss and a Threatened Identity: Experiences of Parents of Children Growing Up in Foster Care, the Perspectives of their Social Workers and Implications for Practice
Parents of children growing up in foster-care have been a largely neglected group in policy, practice and research, in spite of the fact that these parents are often vulnerable adults who experience a profound loss and a threat to their identity. Parents' involvement through contact is also likely to have an impact on children's stability and security in the foster family. This article draws on data from parallel qualitative studies at the Univer…
Learning difficulties and academic competence among children in contact with the child welfare system
Children who have been in the welfare system tend to have poor social and health outcomes as adults. The aim of this study was to examine learning difficulties, as well as academic competence, among children in contact with child welfare service, and to compare this group to their same‐age peers. The material consisted of 4114 children in fifth to seventh grade, of which 101 were in contact with child welfare services. Information on learning dif…
Arranging stability for children in long-term out-of-home care
Cautious Belonging: Relationships in Long-Term Foster-Care
Journal Article Cautious Belonging: Relationships in Long-Term Foster-Care Get access Øivin Christiansen, Øivin Christiansen * Øivin Christiansen conducts research and teaching in the areas of child welfare, children in substitute care and family support services. He is at the Child Welfare Unit, Uni Health, Bergen, Norway. Researcher/MSW Karen Havnen is currently at the Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Uni Health. Her main interest…
Learning difficulties and academic competence among children in contact with the child welfare system
Children who have been in the welfare system tend to have poor social and health outcomes as adults. The aim of this study was to examine learning difficulties, as well as academic competence, among children in contact with child welfare service, and to compare this group to their same‐age peers. The material consisted of 4114 children in fifth to seventh grade, of which 101 were in contact with child welfare services. Information on learning dif…
Arranging stability for children in long-term out-of-home care
Managing Loss and a Threatened Identity: Experiences of Parents of Children Growing Up in Foster Care, the Perspectives of their Social Workers and Implications for Practice
Parents of children growing up in foster-care have been a largely neglected group in policy, practice and research, in spite of the fact that these parents are often vulnerable adults who experience a profound loss and a threat to their identity. Parents' involvement through contact is also likely to have an impact on children's stability and security in the foster family. This article draws on data from parallel qualitative studies at the Univer…
Mental disorders in foster children: A study of prevalence, comorbidity and risk factors
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to examine the prevalence of mental disorders in 6- to 12-year-old foster children and assess comorbidity and risk factors. METHODS: Information on mental health was collected from foster parents and from teachers using Developmental and Well-Being Assessment (DAWBA) Web-based diagnostic interview. Child welfare services provided information about care conditions prior to placement and about the child's placem…
Cautious Belonging: Relationships in Long-Term Foster-Care
Journal Article Cautious Belonging: Relationships in Long-Term Foster-Care Get access Øivin Christiansen, Øivin Christiansen * Øivin Christiansen conducts research and teaching in the areas of child welfare, children in substitute care and family support services. He is at the Child Welfare Unit, Uni Health, Bergen, Norway. Researcher/MSW Karen Havnen is currently at the Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Uni Health. Her main interest…
Child Welfare and Adoption (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Foster care (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Family Support in Illness (2 works)