Inger Oterholm
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 4410622 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Inger Oterholm |
| PRENOMES | Inger |
| SOBRENOME | Oterholm |
| ASSINATURA | OTERHOLM I |
| AFILIAÇÕES | VID Specialized University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4798-5105 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 16 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 11 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 16 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2009 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Supported Transitions in Public Care
Children newly placed in public care are particularly vulnerable to disruption. Yet, there is notably lack of research and theorization about moves between care arrangements. Drawing on a qualitative case study of a Norwegian care arrangement that combines residential with specialized foster care, this article explores how moves between care arrangements are facilitated and experienced by various carers—including foster carers, parents, foster ca…
Disability counts
Disabled youth are over‐represented among care‐leavers transitioning into adulthood. However, the experiences and needs of disabled care‐leavers are not well understood—largely due to inconsistencies in definition and data collection practices. Applying the lens of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD, 2007), this paper examines the strengths and limitations of existing definitions and data collection p…
Exploring the Meaning and Experience of Family for Youth Leaving Care
Family is important to all, but is a complex issue for young people who are transitioning from out‐of‐home care. This scoping review explores the meaning and experience of family for care‐experienced youth and identifies implications for research and practice to support their social wellbeing. It reports on findings from a review of 31 journal articles that address the concept of family for youth leaving care. The paper explores the range and nat…
Foster Carers’ Perspective on Financial Issues When Young People Leave Care
Foster care can be defined as a professional assignment that emphasises the importance of family‐like relationships. The paradox in foster care lies in the tension between the professional perspective, where remuneration is provided for the care given, and the familial perspective, where care involves close family relationships. There is limited knowledge about how foster carers understand their assignment in terms of financial support and future…
Extending the period of aftercare
Young people leaving out-of-home care are found to be at great risk of marginalization and many need continued support. In the autumn of 1998, the age limit for receiving aftercare in Norway was extended from twenty to twenty-three years. In this article, we study how this change in legislation that increased the support for care leavers (aftercare) has affected young people aging out of care, in terms of the take-up of the service and, the educa…
Community of care’ – Contributions to sustainable care within an arrangement combining residential and foster care
This article addresses what could contribute to sustainable care in a child welfare context, drawing on a qualitative case study of a Norwegian long-term care arrangement that combines residential care and specialised foster care. The analysis illuminates how a variety of activities contribute to flexible and reliable shared care systems that enable carers to cope with demanding care in daily life and over time. The concept of a ‘community of car…
Social Network Enhancement
A supportive social network is crucial for the well‐being of child welfare involved youth; however, their social networks are often small and/or unable to provide necessary support. Child welfare workers can play an important role in strengthening and expanding the social networks of youth. In this Norwegian study, 15 child welfare workers' experiences with social network enhancement were examined using semi‐structured interviews. Data analysis a…
When young people age out of care
Research highlights the importance of supportive relations for young people leaving care. Foster carers give an important contribution to such support. However, there is less knowledge about foster carers' views about the relational contact after the young person has aged out of care. This article explores foster carers' perspectives building on interviews with foster carers from both Norway and Sweden about their views on relational continuity. …
My disability was my own responsibility’
Across child welfare and disability policy, the intersectionality of being a young person with experiences with both child welfare and disability services is not well addressed. In line with this, a growing body of international evidence shows a gap in the level of transitional and post-care support provided to meet the needs of this group of young people leaving care. The present article draws on data from a qualitative interview study with eigh…
Strengthening supportive networks for care leavers
Care leavers often have a smaller network and receive less social support than other youth. This is problematic, as research highlights the importance of having a strong social network on which to rely when transitioning to adulthood. As such, the purpose of this scoping review was to identify studies describing interventions, programs, or methods used by child welfare services to strengthen or enhance supportive networks for care leavers. A lite…
Disability is not a word we use’
Disabled young people leaving care often experience a more complex transition to adulthood than other youths. Still, policy and services can fail to recognize the intersection between a young person's care experiences and disability. Drawing on data from a qualitative interview study with 14 social workers who work with aftercare in the Norwegian child welfare services, we investigate social workers' professional judgements about support for this…
Policy values related to support for care leavers with disabilities
This study explores values that underpin Norwegian policies aimed at supporting care leavers with disabilities in their transition to adulthood. Articulation of these values can sharpen our awareness of value conflict within policy and provide understanding of the complex considerations that are involved in both policy and aftercare practice. We have conducted a document analysis of government white papers within the fields of child welfare and d…
Supporting transitions to adulthood for youth leaving care
The transition to adulthood for young people leaving care has become a significant subject of research over recent decades, especially given consistent findings that suggest that alumni of care are at high risk of adverse outcomes. However, there is no definitive consensus on how findings from research can best inform practice with youth in transition out of care. The aim of the present article is to provide principles that can support practice b…
You and me and all of us
This paper examines the significance of children’s social lives and communities with other children, particularly for one group of children growing up in a care arrangement combining residential and foster care in Norway. Eight children (aged 11–17) living in care arrangements and three former residents (aged 18–27) participated in individual, paired, or group interviews. In addition, participatory observation at a social gathering of former resi…
How do the child welfare services in Norway work with young people leaving care
Young people leaving care are vulnerable youths in need of assistance. During recent years there has been a debate in Norway questioning if the support given is random and insufficient. This paper explores how the child welfare services in Norway assist young people leaving care in the transition to adulthood. The discussion is based upon a survey sent to all child welfare services in Norway. Even though most of the services report having a syste…
Online critical reflection in social work education
An aim in social work education is to educate reflective practitioners. How is it possible to do critical reflection in social work education when the students are not meeting face-to-face and live geographically spread? This is the question raised and discussed in this article. The design of an online course is described and evaluated. The reflection model is based on the critical incident technique. The students reflect on a challenging inciden…
Supporting transitions to adulthood for youth leaving care
The transition to adulthood for young people leaving care has become a significant subject of research over recent decades, especially given consistent findings that suggest that alumni of care are at high risk of adverse outcomes. However, there is no definitive consensus on how findings from research can best inform practice with youth in transition out of care. The aim of the present article is to provide principles that can support practice b…
Social Network Enhancement
A supportive social network is crucial for the well‐being of child welfare involved youth; however, their social networks are often small and/or unable to provide necessary support. Child welfare workers can play an important role in strengthening and expanding the social networks of youth. In this Norwegian study, 15 child welfare workers' experiences with social network enhancement were examined using semi‐structured interviews. Data analysis a…
Disability is not a word we use’
Disabled young people leaving care often experience a more complex transition to adulthood than other youths. Still, policy and services can fail to recognize the intersection between a young person's care experiences and disability. Drawing on data from a qualitative interview study with 14 social workers who work with aftercare in the Norwegian child welfare services, we investigate social workers' professional judgements about support for this…
Policy values related to support for care leavers with disabilities
This study explores values that underpin Norwegian policies aimed at supporting care leavers with disabilities in their transition to adulthood. Articulation of these values can sharpen our awareness of value conflict within policy and provide understanding of the complex considerations that are involved in both policy and aftercare practice. We have conducted a document analysis of government white papers within the fields of child welfare and d…
How do the child welfare services in Norway work with young people leaving care
Young people leaving care are vulnerable youths in need of assistance. During recent years there has been a debate in Norway questioning if the support given is random and insufficient. This paper explores how the child welfare services in Norway assist young people leaving care in the transition to adulthood. The discussion is based upon a survey sent to all child welfare services in Norway. Even though most of the services report having a syste…
Online critical reflection in social work education
An aim in social work education is to educate reflective practitioners. How is it possible to do critical reflection in social work education when the students are not meeting face-to-face and live geographically spread? This is the question raised and discussed in this article. The design of an online course is described and evaluated. The reflection model is based on the critical incident technique. The students reflect on a challenging inciden…
How do the child welfare services in Norway work with young people leaving care
Young people leaving care are vulnerable youths in need of assistance. During recent years there has been a debate in Norway questioning if the support given is random and insufficient. This paper explores how the child welfare services in Norway assist young people leaving care in the transition to adulthood. The discussion is based upon a survey sent to all child welfare services in Norway. Even though most of the services report having a syste…
Online critical reflection in social work education
An aim in social work education is to educate reflective practitioners. How is it possible to do critical reflection in social work education when the students are not meeting face-to-face and live geographically spread? This is the question raised and discussed in this article. The design of an online course is described and evaluated. The reflection model is based on the critical incident technique. The students reflect on a challenging inciden…
Policy values related to support for care leavers with disabilities
This study explores values that underpin Norwegian policies aimed at supporting care leavers with disabilities in their transition to adulthood. Articulation of these values can sharpen our awareness of value conflict within policy and provide understanding of the complex considerations that are involved in both policy and aftercare practice. We have conducted a document analysis of government white papers within the fields of child welfare and d…
Supporting transitions to adulthood for youth leaving care
The transition to adulthood for young people leaving care has become a significant subject of research over recent decades, especially given consistent findings that suggest that alumni of care are at high risk of adverse outcomes. However, there is no definitive consensus on how findings from research can best inform practice with youth in transition out of care. The aim of the present article is to provide principles that can support practice b…
You and me and all of us
This paper examines the significance of children’s social lives and communities with other children, particularly for one group of children growing up in a care arrangement combining residential and foster care in Norway. Eight children (aged 11–17) living in care arrangements and three former residents (aged 18–27) participated in individual, paired, or group interviews. In addition, participatory observation at a social gathering of former resi…
Strengthening supportive networks for care leavers
Care leavers often have a smaller network and receive less social support than other youth. This is problematic, as research highlights the importance of having a strong social network on which to rely when transitioning to adulthood. As such, the purpose of this scoping review was to identify studies describing interventions, programs, or methods used by child welfare services to strengthen or enhance supportive networks for care leavers. A lite…
Disability is not a word we use’
Disabled young people leaving care often experience a more complex transition to adulthood than other youths. Still, policy and services can fail to recognize the intersection between a young person's care experiences and disability. Drawing on data from a qualitative interview study with 14 social workers who work with aftercare in the Norwegian child welfare services, we investigate social workers' professional judgements about support for this…
When young people age out of care
Research highlights the importance of supportive relations for young people leaving care. Foster carers give an important contribution to such support. However, there is less knowledge about foster carers' views about the relational contact after the young person has aged out of care. This article explores foster carers' perspectives building on interviews with foster carers from both Norway and Sweden about their views on relational continuity. …
My disability was my own responsibility’
Across child welfare and disability policy, the intersectionality of being a young person with experiences with both child welfare and disability services is not well addressed. In line with this, a growing body of international evidence shows a gap in the level of transitional and post-care support provided to meet the needs of this group of young people leaving care. The present article draws on data from a qualitative interview study with eigh…
Social Network Enhancement
A supportive social network is crucial for the well‐being of child welfare involved youth; however, their social networks are often small and/or unable to provide necessary support. Child welfare workers can play an important role in strengthening and expanding the social networks of youth. In this Norwegian study, 15 child welfare workers' experiences with social network enhancement were examined using semi‐structured interviews. Data analysis a…
Foster Carers’ Perspective on Financial Issues When Young People Leave Care
Foster care can be defined as a professional assignment that emphasises the importance of family‐like relationships. The paradox in foster care lies in the tension between the professional perspective, where remuneration is provided for the care given, and the familial perspective, where care involves close family relationships. There is limited knowledge about how foster carers understand their assignment in terms of financial support and future…
Extending the period of aftercare
Young people leaving out-of-home care are found to be at great risk of marginalization and many need continued support. In the autumn of 1998, the age limit for receiving aftercare in Norway was extended from twenty to twenty-three years. In this article, we study how this change in legislation that increased the support for care leavers (aftercare) has affected young people aging out of care, in terms of the take-up of the service and, the educa…
Community of care’ – Contributions to sustainable care within an arrangement combining residential and foster care
This article addresses what could contribute to sustainable care in a child welfare context, drawing on a qualitative case study of a Norwegian long-term care arrangement that combines residential care and specialised foster care. The analysis illuminates how a variety of activities contribute to flexible and reliable shared care systems that enable carers to cope with demanding care in daily life and over time. The concept of a ‘community of car…
Supported Transitions in Public Care
Children newly placed in public care are particularly vulnerable to disruption. Yet, there is notably lack of research and theorization about moves between care arrangements. Drawing on a qualitative case study of a Norwegian care arrangement that combines residential with specialized foster care, this article explores how moves between care arrangements are facilitated and experienced by various carers—including foster carers, parents, foster ca…
Disability counts
Disabled youth are over‐represented among care‐leavers transitioning into adulthood. However, the experiences and needs of disabled care‐leavers are not well understood—largely due to inconsistencies in definition and data collection practices. Applying the lens of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD, 2007), this paper examines the strengths and limitations of existing definitions and data collection p…
Exploring the Meaning and Experience of Family for Youth Leaving Care
Family is important to all, but is a complex issue for young people who are transitioning from out‐of‐home care. This scoping review explores the meaning and experience of family for care‐experienced youth and identifies implications for research and practice to support their social wellbeing. It reports on findings from a review of 31 journal articles that address the concept of family for youth leaving care. The paper explores the range and nat…
Child Welfare and Adoption (15 obras) · Psychology (13 obras) · Political science (11 obras) · Welfare (10 obras) · Sociology (8 obras) · Medicine (7 obras) · Developmental psychology (6 obras) · Family Support in Illness (6 obras) · Social Work Education and Practice (6 obras) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (5 obras)