Therése Wissö
Biographic Data
| ID | 6575194 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Therése Wissö |
| GIVEN NAMES | Therése |
| FAMILY NAME | Wissö |
| SIGNATURE | WISSÖ T |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Gothenburg |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7544-1968 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Informal networks in child protection assessments
Child protection policy in Sweden, as in many other countries, emphasises the involvement of families’ informal social networks in assessment and decision-making. However, limited empirical knowledge exists about how informal networks are recognised and used in investigative practice. This study examines how informal social networks are identified, described, and involved in child protection assessments in Sweden, and whether practices differ bet…
To Belong
Exploring moral injury among parents with children in out‐of‐home care
This article brings together the experiences of parents whose children are placed in out‐of‐home care (OHC) with the theoretical concept of moral injury. The findings are based on empirical data from a research and development project conducted in seven Swedish municipalities with the aim of developing support for such parents. This article draws on a data set of qualitative interviews with 40 parents, 30 mothers and 10 fathers, with children in …
Social workers’ constructions of parents to children in foster care
Parents of children in out-of-home care receive little support from social services. Drawing on qualitative data collected in the project ‘Parent at a distance’, in which social services in seven municipalities in Sweden aimed to improve support to parents whose children are placed in foster care, this paper explores social workers’ discourses about parents to children in care. The analysis is based on focus group data in which a total of 52 soci…
Fathering Practices in Sweden During the Covid-19
This article explores fathering practices among Syrian refugee families in Sweden. Syrian refugees provide an example of people who migrated because of a single major event: the war in Syria. The article examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on fathering practices. The Swedish COVID-19 strategy differed from those adopted in many other countries. Lockdowns were minimal and were not stringently enforced, based on the assumption that individ…
What is ‘good timing’ in parenthood? Young mothers’ accounts of parenthood and its timing
This article explores how young mothers negotiate the timing of parenthood in relation to Swedish family policy. Drawing on qualitative interviews with individuals who became parents at the ages of 17 to 23 in Sweden, the findings reveal that although the Swedish parental benefits system stipulates that parenthood should follow establishing oneself in the labour market, becoming a parent before getting a job is still counted as good timing by the…
What is a family? Constructions of family and parenting after a custody transfer from birth parents to foster parents
The subject of stability for children in long‐term foster care is an emerging field within social work with vulnerable children. In Sweden, the adoption of foster children is not a common occurrence. Instead, when a child has been placed in foster care for 3 years, the local social welfare committee will consider whether the custody of the child should be transferred to the foster parents regardless of the circumstances of the birth parents, in o…
Transferring custody from birth parents to foster parents – an ambiguous matter
In this study, we analyse 32 district court decisions regarding custody transfers from the birth parents to the foster parents in Sweden. When a child has been in foster care for three years, in order to enhance stability for child, the local social welfare committee considers a transferral of custody to the foster parents following an application to the district court. Although all but one of the decisions in our study favoured a custody transfe…
Working with refugees in Gothenburg, Sweden
This commentary contributes to the dialogue about societal challenges and responses to the increasing number of unaccompanied children seeking asylum in Europe. The piece provides an example of how university students in a field-based study programme offer daily activities to asylum seeking boys, who are not offered proper schooling by the local authorities. Experiences from the project reveal that partnership between the university and a local m…
Fathers and parental support in everyday family life
Based on a qualitative study of Swedish parents with small children, this article focuses on fathers’ access to informal support in their parenting, for example in the form of practical help and emotional support. The article discusses the importance of informal social capital in parents’ everyday lives. Family members play a significant role with regard to practical help with the children, while friends and particularly work colleagues are impor…
What is a family? Constructions of family and parenting after a custody transfer from birth parents to foster parents
The subject of stability for children in long‐term foster care is an emerging field within social work with vulnerable children. In Sweden, the adoption of foster children is not a common occurrence. Instead, when a child has been placed in foster care for 3 years, the local social welfare committee will consider whether the custody of the child should be transferred to the foster parents regardless of the circumstances of the birth parents, in o…
Fathering Practices in Sweden During the Covid-19
This article explores fathering practices among Syrian refugee families in Sweden. Syrian refugees provide an example of people who migrated because of a single major event: the war in Syria. The article examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on fathering practices. The Swedish COVID-19 strategy differed from those adopted in many other countries. Lockdowns were minimal and were not stringently enforced, based on the assumption that individ…
Exploring moral injury among parents with children in out‐of‐home care
This article brings together the experiences of parents whose children are placed in out‐of‐home care (OHC) with the theoretical concept of moral injury. The findings are based on empirical data from a research and development project conducted in seven Swedish municipalities with the aim of developing support for such parents. This article draws on a data set of qualitative interviews with 40 parents, 30 mothers and 10 fathers, with children in …
Fathers and parental support in everyday family life
Based on a qualitative study of Swedish parents with small children, this article focuses on fathers’ access to informal support in their parenting, for example in the form of practical help and emotional support. The article discusses the importance of informal social capital in parents’ everyday lives. Family members play a significant role with regard to practical help with the children, while friends and particularly work colleagues are impor…
What is ‘good timing’ in parenthood? Young mothers’ accounts of parenthood and its timing
This article explores how young mothers negotiate the timing of parenthood in relation to Swedish family policy. Drawing on qualitative interviews with individuals who became parents at the ages of 17 to 23 in Sweden, the findings reveal that although the Swedish parental benefits system stipulates that parenthood should follow establishing oneself in the labour market, becoming a parent before getting a job is still counted as good timing by the…
Transferring custody from birth parents to foster parents – an ambiguous matter
In this study, we analyse 32 district court decisions regarding custody transfers from the birth parents to the foster parents in Sweden. When a child has been in foster care for three years, in order to enhance stability for child, the local social welfare committee considers a transferral of custody to the foster parents following an application to the district court. Although all but one of the decisions in our study favoured a custody transfe…
Fathers and parental support in everyday family life
Based on a qualitative study of Swedish parents with small children, this article focuses on fathers’ access to informal support in their parenting, for example in the form of practical help and emotional support. The article discusses the importance of informal social capital in parents’ everyday lives. Family members play a significant role with regard to practical help with the children, while friends and particularly work colleagues are impor…
Working with refugees in Gothenburg, Sweden
This commentary contributes to the dialogue about societal challenges and responses to the increasing number of unaccompanied children seeking asylum in Europe. The piece provides an example of how university students in a field-based study programme offer daily activities to asylum seeking boys, who are not offered proper schooling by the local authorities. Experiences from the project reveal that partnership between the university and a local m…
What is ‘good timing’ in parenthood? Young mothers’ accounts of parenthood and its timing
This article explores how young mothers negotiate the timing of parenthood in relation to Swedish family policy. Drawing on qualitative interviews with individuals who became parents at the ages of 17 to 23 in Sweden, the findings reveal that although the Swedish parental benefits system stipulates that parenthood should follow establishing oneself in the labour market, becoming a parent before getting a job is still counted as good timing by the…
What is a family? Constructions of family and parenting after a custody transfer from birth parents to foster parents
The subject of stability for children in long‐term foster care is an emerging field within social work with vulnerable children. In Sweden, the adoption of foster children is not a common occurrence. Instead, when a child has been placed in foster care for 3 years, the local social welfare committee will consider whether the custody of the child should be transferred to the foster parents regardless of the circumstances of the birth parents, in o…
Transferring custody from birth parents to foster parents – an ambiguous matter
In this study, we analyse 32 district court decisions regarding custody transfers from the birth parents to the foster parents in Sweden. When a child has been in foster care for three years, in order to enhance stability for child, the local social welfare committee considers a transferral of custody to the foster parents following an application to the district court. Although all but one of the decisions in our study favoured a custody transfe…
Fathering Practices in Sweden During the Covid-19
This article explores fathering practices among Syrian refugee families in Sweden. Syrian refugees provide an example of people who migrated because of a single major event: the war in Syria. The article examines the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on fathering practices. The Swedish COVID-19 strategy differed from those adopted in many other countries. Lockdowns were minimal and were not stringently enforced, based on the assumption that individ…
Social workers’ constructions of parents to children in foster care
Parents of children in out-of-home care receive little support from social services. Drawing on qualitative data collected in the project ‘Parent at a distance’, in which social services in seven municipalities in Sweden aimed to improve support to parents whose children are placed in foster care, this paper explores social workers’ discourses about parents to children in care. The analysis is based on focus group data in which a total of 52 soci…
Exploring moral injury among parents with children in out‐of‐home care
This article brings together the experiences of parents whose children are placed in out‐of‐home care (OHC) with the theoretical concept of moral injury. The findings are based on empirical data from a research and development project conducted in seven Swedish municipalities with the aim of developing support for such parents. This article draws on a data set of qualitative interviews with 40 parents, 30 mothers and 10 fathers, with children in …
To Belong
Informal networks in child protection assessments
Child protection policy in Sweden, as in many other countries, emphasises the involvement of families’ informal social networks in assessment and decision-making. However, limited empirical knowledge exists about how informal networks are recognised and used in investigative practice. This study examines how informal social networks are identified, described, and involved in child protection assessments in Sweden, and whether practices differ bet…
Psychology (7 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Child Welfare and Adoption (4 works) · Criminology (4 works) · Foster care (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works)