Elisabeth Willumsen
Biographic Data
| ID | 6522347 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Elisabeth Willumsen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Elisabeth |
| FAMILY NAME | Willumsen |
| SIGNATURE | WILLUMSEN E |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Stavanger |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4031-7438 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 46 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Teachers’ perceptions of interprofessional collaboration in higher education: Contributions to a framework
Integrating interprofessional education in health and social care curricula to equip our future workforce – qualitative findings from senior leaders
The increasingly complex health and social care needs of the world's population require interprofessional collaboration. Interprofessional education (IPE) can prepare students for interprofessional collaborative practice. Despite mounting evidence supporting the positive impact of IPE, it is not yet integrated into all curricula. Previous findings from university teachers have highlighted a lack of leadership support. This study investigated the …
The nursing home as a hub: Boundary work as a key to community health promotion
This article considers ways in which a nursing home can come to serve as a hub for community health promotion. Inspired by the term ‘boundary crossing’ (Akkerman and Bakker. Boundary crossing and boundary objects. Rev Educ Res 2011;81:132–69), we suggest the notion of ‘boundary work’ to illustrate how a nursing home arranges community activities and includes a wide range of participants. In health research, a ‘hub’ refers to a space in which acti…
Exploring Social Innovation (SI) Within the Research Contexts of Higher Education, Healthcare, and Welfare Services—A Scoping Review
Introduction: Nordic countries face societal challenges for which social innovation may represent solutions. The aim of this scoping review is to explore the concept of social innovation within the research contexts of higher education, ealthcare, and welfare services. Method: A scoping review methodology was used, including a literature search and the identification of eligible studies published between 2007 and 2019, in addition to data extract…
Social work bachelor students’ knowledge awareness during field practice: Student’s perspectives
Social work has increasingly become a research-based discipline, while at the same time acknowledging the importance of knowledge gained through practical experience and user knowledge. Awareness of various forms of knowledge becomes particularly relevant to practice as it constitutes a framework for understanding and addressing social problems in real-life situations. This article presents findings from a Q methodological study exploring social …
Co-creation and integration when improving residential care for the elderly
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)
Special issue on ‘Collaborative Work and Social Innovation’
Understanding implementation in complex public organizations – implication for practice
The effective implementation of politically initiated public service innovations to the front-lines of the public service organization, where the innovation is to be applied, is a challenge that both practitioners and researchers struggle to solve. We highlight the importance of analysing contextual factors at several levels of the implementation system, as well as the importance of considering how the practical everyday work situations of the fr…
Weaving together different disciplinary perspectives in an exploration of integration between mental health and criminal justice systems in Norway
Offender mental ill health is a major societal challenge. In Europe, there are unacceptably high numbers of people in contact with the criminal justice system who have mental health issues with almost 9 out of 10 prisoners demonstrating signs of at least one mental disorder. This is far higher than the average population level of mental illness and as such represents an area of severe health inequality within the EU. This is attributable to less …
When the Norwegian child-welfare services get involved: Parents making sense of referrals
There is limited research exploring parents' views and understanding of referrals to the child-welfare services (CWS). This study explores parents' understanding of the circumstances leading to a child-welfare referral, and their understanding of the reporter's objectives in making the referral. Qualitative content analysis and frequency analysis was performed on open-ended survey responses from a sample of 683 Norwegian parents in contact with t…
Service user participation in interprofessional teams in child welfare in N orway: Vulnerable adolescents' perceptions
Children's participation has been a requirement in the N orwegian child welfare system for decades and children's effective participation has the potential to benefit children's outcomes. However, research suggests that effective user participation is still relatively rare and that user participation is seen as ‘difficult’ by both service users and professionals. One way to ensure children's rights to participation in N orway is to include adoles…
Narratives from parents in England and Norway: Power and emotions in child protection assessments
The framework for assessment in child protection, as well as the context of the welfare state, differs between England and Norway. Assessments in England are structured in terms of a set model (the triangle) and procedures to be followed, whereas in Norway there are few national guidelines and not a set model for assessments. This underpins professional judgement as the most important component in Norway. This is a study of parents` experiences f…
Special issue on “Collaborative Work and Social Innovation”
Call for papers
The Child as Co-researcher—Moral and Epistemological Issues in Childhood Research
This article discusses whether a child can and should be engaged as a co-researcher on moral and epistemological grounds. Selected research literature has been used to illustrate various approaches to the issue of children's participating as co-researchers in social research. By exploring the predicament of childhood and the meaning of the concept ‘research’, we attempt to clarify the necessary conditions for a person to qualify as a researcher a…
Assessment in Child Protection: Social workers' voices in England and Norway
Good quality assessment in Child Protection is crucial to ensure adequate protection and provision. This article explores social workers` experiences with two different Child Protection assessment models: the “professional judgment model”, exemplified by Norway, and the “structured assessment model”, exemplified by England. The aim is to explore the experiences of social workers who carry out assessments in England and Norway, and compare and dis…
Parents' perceptions of contact with the N orwegian C hild W elfare S ervices
Listening to the opinions of service users is important in research. This study explored how parents cognitively and emotionally perceive contact with the N orwegian C hild W elfare S ervices ( CWS ). It also compared the reports of parents recently referred to the CWS with reports of more experienced users. A content analysis was conducted on open‐ended survey responses from parents ( n = 697). This study fills a gap in the literature on how par…
How Service Users Perceive the Concept of Participation, Specifically in Interprofessional Practice
This paper reports on empirical research exploring and describing the variations in service users' conceptions of service user participation (SUP), specifically in interprofessional practice. The social work practices in which front line workers were using interprofessional teamwork were explored at three Swedish welfare institutions. Service users included individuals with chronic pain disorders, obesity conditions or in need of short-term place…
Collaboration between service users and professionals: Legitimate decisions in child protection – a Norwegian model
The aim of this study is to examine the conditions for achieving free and open communication in collaboration. The context is child protection where ‘the best interest of the child’ is at stake. First, a theoretical standard based on free and open communication and equal partnership (deliberation) is presented. Secondly, an explorative analysis is undertaken of the collaboration process between professionals and service users in two review groups…
Service user participation in interprofessional teams in child welfare in N orway: Vulnerable adolescents' perceptions
Children's participation has been a requirement in the N orwegian child welfare system for decades and children's effective participation has the potential to benefit children's outcomes. However, research suggests that effective user participation is still relatively rare and that user participation is seen as ‘difficult’ by both service users and professionals. One way to ensure children's rights to participation in N orway is to include adoles…
Collaboration between service users and professionals: Legitimate decisions in child protection – a Norwegian model
The aim of this study is to examine the conditions for achieving free and open communication in collaboration. The context is child protection where ‘the best interest of the child’ is at stake. First, a theoretical standard based on free and open communication and equal partnership (deliberation) is presented. Secondly, an explorative analysis is undertaken of the collaboration process between professionals and service users in two review groups…
Narratives from parents in England and Norway: Power and emotions in child protection assessments
The framework for assessment in child protection, as well as the context of the welfare state, differs between England and Norway. Assessments in England are structured in terms of a set model (the triangle) and procedures to be followed, whereas in Norway there are few national guidelines and not a set model for assessments. This underpins professional judgement as the most important component in Norway. This is a study of parents` experiences f…
Parents' perceptions of contact with the N orwegian C hild W elfare S ervices
Listening to the opinions of service users is important in research. This study explored how parents cognitively and emotionally perceive contact with the N orwegian C hild W elfare S ervices ( CWS ). It also compared the reports of parents recently referred to the CWS with reports of more experienced users. A content analysis was conducted on open‐ended survey responses from parents ( n = 697). This study fills a gap in the literature on how par…
The Child as Co-researcher—Moral and Epistemological Issues in Childhood Research
This article discusses whether a child can and should be engaged as a co-researcher on moral and epistemological grounds. Selected research literature has been used to illustrate various approaches to the issue of children's participating as co-researchers in social research. By exploring the predicament of childhood and the meaning of the concept ‘research’, we attempt to clarify the necessary conditions for a person to qualify as a researcher a…
Assessment in Child Protection: Social workers' voices in England and Norway
Good quality assessment in Child Protection is crucial to ensure adequate protection and provision. This article explores social workers` experiences with two different Child Protection assessment models: the “professional judgment model”, exemplified by Norway, and the “structured assessment model”, exemplified by England. The aim is to explore the experiences of social workers who carry out assessments in England and Norway, and compare and dis…
Exploring Social Innovation (SI) Within the Research Contexts of Higher Education, Healthcare, and Welfare Services—A Scoping Review
Introduction: Nordic countries face societal challenges for which social innovation may represent solutions. The aim of this scoping review is to explore the concept of social innovation within the research contexts of higher education, ealthcare, and welfare services. Method: A scoping review methodology was used, including a literature search and the identification of eligible studies published between 2007 and 2019, in addition to data extract…
When the Norwegian child-welfare services get involved: Parents making sense of referrals
There is limited research exploring parents' views and understanding of referrals to the child-welfare services (CWS). This study explores parents' understanding of the circumstances leading to a child-welfare referral, and their understanding of the reporter's objectives in making the referral. Qualitative content analysis and frequency analysis was performed on open-ended survey responses from a sample of 683 Norwegian parents in contact with t…
Collaboration between service users and professionals: Legitimate decisions in child protection – a Norwegian model
The aim of this study is to examine the conditions for achieving free and open communication in collaboration. The context is child protection where ‘the best interest of the child’ is at stake. First, a theoretical standard based on free and open communication and equal partnership (deliberation) is presented. Secondly, an explorative analysis is undertaken of the collaboration process between professionals and service users in two review groups…
Parents' perceptions of contact with the N orwegian C hild W elfare S ervices
Listening to the opinions of service users is important in research. This study explored how parents cognitively and emotionally perceive contact with the N orwegian C hild W elfare S ervices ( CWS ). It also compared the reports of parents recently referred to the CWS with reports of more experienced users. A content analysis was conducted on open‐ended survey responses from parents ( n = 697). This study fills a gap in the literature on how par…
How Service Users Perceive the Concept of Participation, Specifically in Interprofessional Practice
This paper reports on empirical research exploring and describing the variations in service users' conceptions of service user participation (SUP), specifically in interprofessional practice. The social work practices in which front line workers were using interprofessional teamwork were explored at three Swedish welfare institutions. Service users included individuals with chronic pain disorders, obesity conditions or in need of short-term place…
The Child as Co-researcher—Moral and Epistemological Issues in Childhood Research
This article discusses whether a child can and should be engaged as a co-researcher on moral and epistemological grounds. Selected research literature has been used to illustrate various approaches to the issue of children's participating as co-researchers in social research. By exploring the predicament of childhood and the meaning of the concept ‘research’, we attempt to clarify the necessary conditions for a person to qualify as a researcher a…
Assessment in Child Protection: Social workers' voices in England and Norway
Good quality assessment in Child Protection is crucial to ensure adequate protection and provision. This article explores social workers` experiences with two different Child Protection assessment models: the “professional judgment model”, exemplified by Norway, and the “structured assessment model”, exemplified by England. The aim is to explore the experiences of social workers who carry out assessments in England and Norway, and compare and dis…
Weaving together different disciplinary perspectives in an exploration of integration between mental health and criminal justice systems in Norway
Offender mental ill health is a major societal challenge. In Europe, there are unacceptably high numbers of people in contact with the criminal justice system who have mental health issues with almost 9 out of 10 prisoners demonstrating signs of at least one mental disorder. This is far higher than the average population level of mental illness and as such represents an area of severe health inequality within the EU. This is attributable to less …
When the Norwegian child-welfare services get involved: Parents making sense of referrals
There is limited research exploring parents' views and understanding of referrals to the child-welfare services (CWS). This study explores parents' understanding of the circumstances leading to a child-welfare referral, and their understanding of the reporter's objectives in making the referral. Qualitative content analysis and frequency analysis was performed on open-ended survey responses from a sample of 683 Norwegian parents in contact with t…
Service user participation in interprofessional teams in child welfare in N orway: Vulnerable adolescents' perceptions
Children's participation has been a requirement in the N orwegian child welfare system for decades and children's effective participation has the potential to benefit children's outcomes. However, research suggests that effective user participation is still relatively rare and that user participation is seen as ‘difficult’ by both service users and professionals. One way to ensure children's rights to participation in N orway is to include adoles…
Narratives from parents in England and Norway: Power and emotions in child protection assessments
The framework for assessment in child protection, as well as the context of the welfare state, differs between England and Norway. Assessments in England are structured in terms of a set model (the triangle) and procedures to be followed, whereas in Norway there are few national guidelines and not a set model for assessments. This underpins professional judgement as the most important component in Norway. This is a study of parents` experiences f…
Special issue on “Collaborative Work and Social Innovation”
Call for papers
Special issue on ‘Collaborative Work and Social Innovation’
Understanding implementation in complex public organizations – implication for practice
The effective implementation of politically initiated public service innovations to the front-lines of the public service organization, where the innovation is to be applied, is a challenge that both practitioners and researchers struggle to solve. We highlight the importance of analysing contextual factors at several levels of the implementation system, as well as the importance of considering how the practical everyday work situations of the fr…
Co-creation and integration when improving residential care for the elderly
The International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC) is an online, open-access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles in the field of integrated care on a continuous basis.IJIC has an Impact Factor of 5.120 (2020 JCR, received in June 2021)
Social work bachelor students’ knowledge awareness during field practice: Student’s perspectives
Social work has increasingly become a research-based discipline, while at the same time acknowledging the importance of knowledge gained through practical experience and user knowledge. Awareness of various forms of knowledge becomes particularly relevant to practice as it constitutes a framework for understanding and addressing social problems in real-life situations. This article presents findings from a Q methodological study exploring social …
Exploring Social Innovation (SI) Within the Research Contexts of Higher Education, Healthcare, and Welfare Services—A Scoping Review
Introduction: Nordic countries face societal challenges for which social innovation may represent solutions. The aim of this scoping review is to explore the concept of social innovation within the research contexts of higher education, ealthcare, and welfare services. Method: A scoping review methodology was used, including a literature search and the identification of eligible studies published between 2007 and 2019, in addition to data extract…
The nursing home as a hub: Boundary work as a key to community health promotion
This article considers ways in which a nursing home can come to serve as a hub for community health promotion. Inspired by the term ‘boundary crossing’ (Akkerman and Bakker. Boundary crossing and boundary objects. Rev Educ Res 2011;81:132–69), we suggest the notion of ‘boundary work’ to illustrate how a nursing home arranges community activities and includes a wide range of participants. In health research, a ‘hub’ refers to a space in which acti…
Teachers’ perceptions of interprofessional collaboration in higher education: Contributions to a framework
Integrating interprofessional education in health and social care curricula to equip our future workforce – qualitative findings from senior leaders
The increasingly complex health and social care needs of the world's population require interprofessional collaboration. Interprofessional education (IPE) can prepare students for interprofessional collaborative practice. Despite mounting evidence supporting the positive impact of IPE, it is not yet integrated into all curricula. Previous findings from university teachers have highlighted a lack of leadership support. This study investigated the …
Political science (16 works) · Psychology (16 works) · Sociology (15 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Interprofessional Education and Collaboration (7 works) · Nursing (7 works) · Public relations (7 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (7 works) · Engineering (6 works) · Social Work (6 works)