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Department of Social Work
Social Work
Social work is both a scientific discipline, an educational field and a profession. Here, classic welfare issues such as poverty, homelessness and social ill health are combined with a strong focus on issues dealing with children, the family, ageing, disability, substance abuse and addiction.
Education at Social Work
The Department of Social Work provides education at bachelor's and master's levels. You can also take on of our many independent courses in the fields of social work, disability and rehabilitation science, or social psychiatry.
Bachelor's level
- Bachelor's Programme in Social Work (in Swedish)
- Social Pedagogical Work in the Field of Disability (in Swedish)
Master's level
Courses offered in English
Research environment at Social Work
Research is conducted at the Department of Social Work in a number of different fields relating to issues concerning social problems and work on social change. This involves research not only into individuals and groups, but also into how social conditions can be used in a welfare perspective.
Researchers, Publications and Projects
Contact the institution's researchers with your questions and proposals for collaboration.
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Staff
Maria Afzelius - Senior lecturer
maria.afzelius@mau.se -
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Israa Ahmad - Doctoral student
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Åsa Alftberg - Associate Professor
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Nada Amroussia - Doctoral student
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Lisa Andersson - Lecturer/Program director
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Catrine Andersson - Associate Professor/Senior lecturer
catrine.andersson@mau.se -
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Anderberg Andreas - Hourly employee
andreas.anderberg@mau.se -
DAStaff
Daniel Ankarloo - Senior lecturer
daniel.ankarloo@mau.se -
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Elisabet Apelmo - Senior lecturer
elisabet.apelmo@mau.se -
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Anna Arvidsson - Lecturer
anna.arvidsson@mau.se -
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Per Arvidsson - Doctoral student
per.arvidsson@mau.se -
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Sofia Bergholtz - Doctoral student
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Staff
Kamila Biszczanik - Lecturer
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Robin Björkas - Doctoral student
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Annelie Björkhagen Turesson - Program director/Senior lecturer
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Mikael Boregren - Lecturer
mikael.boregren@mau.se -
ACStaff
Aje Carlbom - Associate Professor
aje.carlbom@mau.se -
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Charlotta Carlström - Senior lecturer
charlotta.carlstrom@mau.se -
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Jonas Christensen - Senior lecturer
jonas.christensen@mau.se -
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Hanna Cinthio - Doctoral student
hanna.cinthio@mau.se -
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Linda Clavier - Senior lecturer
linda.lill@mau.se -
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Carin Cuadra - Professor
carin.cuadra@mau.se -
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Kristina Edman - Doctoral student
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Hanna Egard - Senior lecturer
hanna.egard@mau.se -
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Ann-Sofie Ek - Doctoral student
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Eva Elmerstig - Associate Professor/Program director/Senior lecturer
eva.elmerstig@mau.se -
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Magnus Englander - Associate Professor
magnus.englander@mau.se -
MEStaff
Marie Engström Henriksson - Senior lecturer
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Torbjörn Friberg - Associate Professor
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Per Germundsson - Associate Professor/Hourly employee
per.germundsson@mau.se -
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Maria Grönte - Doctoral student
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Ylva Grönvall - Doctoral student
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Dana Hagström - Doctoral student
dana.hagstrom@mau.se -
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Kristofer Hansson - Senior lecturer/Assistant head of dep.
kristofer.hansson@mau.se -
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Anna Hart - Doctoral student
anna.hart@mau.se -
MHStaff
Maria Hjortsjö - Senior lecturer/Head of department
maria.hjortsjo@mau.se -
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Juliana Holeksa - Doctoral student
juliana.holeksa@mau.se -
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Charlotta Holmström - Associate Professor
charlotta.holmstrom@mau.se -
KIStaff
Karin Ingvarsdotter - Senior lecturer
karin.ingvarsdotter@mau.se -
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Camilla Ivarsson - Doctoral student
camilla.ivarsson@mau.se -
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Mon Johansson - Senior lecturer
mon.johansson@mau.se -
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Sara Johnsdotter - Professor
sara.johnsdotter@mau.se -
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Björn Johnson - Hourly employee
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Kent Johnsson - Senior lecturer
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Marie Karlsson - Senior lecturer
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Ingela Kolfjord - Senior lecturer
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Oskar Krantz - Senior lecturer
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Olivia Liahaugen Flensburg - Doctoral student
olivia.liahaugen@mau.se -
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Linnea Lindemann - Doctoral student
linnea.lindemann@mau.se -
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Malin Lindroth - Associate senior lecturer
malin.lindroth@mau.se -
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Svante Lingärde - Lecturer
svante.lingarde@mau.se -
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Jack Lukkerz - Lecturer
jack.lukkerz@mau.se -
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Susanna Lundberg - Senior lecturer
susanna.lundberg@mau.se -
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Charlotta Löfgren - Professor
charlotta.lofgren@mau.se -
FMStaff
Finnur Magnusson - Professor
finnur.magnusson@mau.se -
AMStaff
Annica Markström - Doctoral student
annica.markstrom@mau.se -
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Paula Mulinari - Associate Professor/Senior lecturer
paula.mulinari@mau.se -
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Manne Mårtensson - Doctoral student
manne.martensson@mau.se -
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Kettil Nordesjö - Associate Professor/Associate senior lecturer
kettil.nordesjo@mau.se -
CNStaff
Camilla Nordgren - Senior lecturer
camilla.nordgren@mau.se -
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Johan Nordgren - Senior lecturer
johan.nordgren@mau.se -
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Vanna Nordling - Senior lecturer
vanna.nordling@mau.se -
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Maria Norstedt - Senior lecturer
maria.norstedt@mau.se -
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Frans Oddner - Lecturer
frans.oddner@mau.se -
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Jonas Olofsson - Professor
jonas.kg.olofsson@mau.se -
POStaff
Pernilla Ouis - Associate Professor
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José Pacheco - Lecturer
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Camilla Palm - Doctoral student
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Charlotte Petersson - Senior lecturer/Assistant head of dep.
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Lars Plantin - Prodekanus
lars.plantin@mau.se -
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Torkel Richert - Associate Professor/Senior lecturer
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Erica Righard - Associate Professor /Assistant head of dep.
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Kim Ringmar Sylwander - Postdoc
kim.ringmar-sylwander@mau.se -
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Ingrid Runesson - Senior lecturer
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Ida Runge - Lecturer
ida.runge@mau.se -
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Lotti Ryberg Welander - Senior lecturer
lotti.ryberg-welander@mau.se -
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Tapio Salonen - Professor
tapio.salonen@mau.se -
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Tove Samzelius - Senior lecturer
tove.samzelius@mau.se -
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Valter Sandell-Maury - Doctoral student
valter.sandell-maury@mau.se -
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Anna-Chuchu Schindele - Doctoral student
anna-chuchu.schindele@mau.se -
JSStaff
Johanna Sixtensson - Senior lecturer
johanna.sixtensson@mau.se -
ASStaff
Annika Staaf - Hourly employee
annika.staaf@mau.se -
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John Stigmar - Lecturer
john.stigmar@mau.se -
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Bengt Svensson - Professor emeritus/emerita
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Matilda Svensson Chowdhury - Senior lecturer
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JTStaff
Jakob Tornberg - Doctoral student
jakob.tornberg@mau.se -
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Michael Wallengren Lynch - Associate senior lecturer
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Andréa Wiszmeg - Researcher
andrea.wiszmeg@mau.se -
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Angelica Wågby Gräfe - Lecturer
angelica.wagby@mau.se -
CZStaff
Charlotta Zettervall - Senior lecturer
charlotta.zettervall@mau.se
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2023 | Article in journal
Obstacles for identifying sexual harassment in academia: Insights from five European countries
Mika Hagerlid, Aleksandar Štulhofer, Anita Redert, Irma Jakić, Wiebke Schoon, Melina Westermann, Cynthia Deverchin, Hanneke de Graaf, Erick Janssen, Charlotta Löfgren
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2023 | Conference paper
Precarity and vulnerability among homeless single-parent families in Sweden: A critical perspective on policy and practice
Tove Samzelius
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2023 | Conference paper
The emancipatory role of housing: a blind spot in the Swedish gender regime?
Tove Samzelius
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2023 | Conference paper
Precarious inclusion in the Nordic welfare state: intermediation practices among social workers and associational volunteers in Helsinki and Malmö
Valter Sandell-Maury
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2023 | Conference paper
How thick is the firewall? Social work, migration, and the governance of access to social protection in Malmö and Helsinki
Valter Sandell-Maury
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2023 | Article in journal
Vocational education in Sweden and youth transitions to working life - Challenges and possibilities in the light of a local follow-up study
Jonas Olofsson, Alexandru Panican
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2023 | Article in journal
LGBTQ plus Affirmative State Care for Young People in Sweden: New Knowledge and Old Traditions
Charlotta Carlström, Catrine Andersson, Malin Lindroth
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2023 | Article in journal
Coming across a hidden problem in an excluded population in Sweden: professionals' experiences of young migrants' disclosures of sexual violence
Tanya Andersson Nystedt, Pia Svensson, Tobias Herder, Benedict Oppong Asamoah, Pernilla Ouis, Anette Agardh
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2023 | Article in journal
The relationship between dominant Western discourse and personal narratives of female genital cutting: exploring storytelling among Swedish-Somali girls and women
Camilla Palm, Eva Elmerstig, Charlotta Holmström, Birgitta Essen
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2023 | Article in journal
‘A free position in midfield' – a qualitative study of faith-based social work with people who use drugs in Sweden
Johan Nordgren, Torkel Richert
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Research project
Working with the updated sexuality education directives: A process-oriented practice-based study in a Swedish municipality
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Research project
Changed sexual practices and relationships when sexually transmitted infections become resistant to antibiotics? - a postdoc study focusing...
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Parents with mobility impairment: Children and parents tell about living conditions, norms and organisation of everyday life
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Young womens self reported experiences of crime against person - the crime trend in Sweden 2006-2021
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Fatherhood following experiences of child sexual abuse
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Research project
Young LGBT+ people in state care
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Research project
Being young and living with inflammatory bowel disease - an international perspective
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Research project | DOCTORAL PROJECT
Children with the right to support according to LSS-parents relationships with professionals
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Research project
Alternative communication in elderly care settings
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Research project
School health care and SRHR promotion
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Research project
Experiences of involuntary childlessness during the Covid-19 pandemic
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Research project
On-going research on living conditions and social initiatives in Malmö's marginalised housing areas
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Reflections regarding sexual experiences and boundaries of young adults with intellectual disability
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Research project | DOCTORAL PROJECT
Youth substance abuse, sexual health and the social services
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Research project
A practice-oriented research study about self-determination and empowerment at sheltered accommodations – ethical dilemmas in the working...
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Research project
Bio-modifying technologies in Change: Cultural Perspectives on Responsible Research and Innovation in CRISPR- and stem cell technologies
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Research project
Children’s involvement in supportive and therapeutic encounters
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Research project
Public Housing and Social Mix in Practice
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Research project
Dance and young people with disabilities: A study on visions and strategies in inclusive dance
elisabet.apelmo@mau.se
Research subjects
Research about Covid-19 and the pandemic
Researchers at the department have examined covid-19 and the corona pandemic from several perspectives in recent years. Some central themes have been ageing and covid, relatives' experiences, distance learning, the impact on relationships and sexuality, living conditions during the pandemic, and how the conditions for social work have been affected for, for example, social services and women's shelters.
Contact: Carin Cuadra
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2023 | Report
Erfarenheter av socialt arbete i Malmö under det första året med covid-19: Katastrofriskreducering, resiliens och hållbarhetens "hur"
Carin Björngren Cuadra
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2023 | Article in journal
Digitalization, stress, and social worker–client relationships during the COVID-19 pandemic
Kettil Nordesjö, Gabriella Scaramuzzino
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2023 | Article in journal
När mötet blir digitalt: Socialsekreterares erfarenheter under pandemin
Kristofer Hansson
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2023 | Chapter in book
Social Work and Lost Contacts with Clients during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences of Shared Trauma from Three Different Civil Society Organisations
Kristofer Hansson, Charlotte C Petersson
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2023 | Article in journal
Three Nordic countries responding to COVID-19: Eldercare perspectives
Merja Rapeli, Johan Carlstedt, Ragnheiður Hergeirsdottir, Halldór S. Guðmundsson, Carin Björngren Cuadra, Ilona Hatakka
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2023 | Article in journal
Changes in Intimacy and Sexuality During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Analysis of Data from a Survey on Partnered Individuals in Eight European Countries
Charlotta Löfgren, Eva Elmerstig, Johanna Schröder, Marie Chollier, Jasmina Mehulic, Hanneke de Graaf, Katerina Klapilova, Ines Tavares, Peer Briken, Özlem Köse, Pedro Nobre, Aleksandar Stulhofer
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2023 | Article in journal
Working and learning from home during COVID-19: International experiences among social work educators and students
Michael Wallengren-Lynch, Lena Dominelli, Carin Björngren Cuadra
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2023 | Article in journal
Phenomenological psychology and qualitative research
Magnus Englander, James Morley
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2022 | Article in journal
Social work with people who use drugs during the Covid-19 pandemic: A mixed methods study
Johan Nordgren, Torkel Richert
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2022 | Conference paper
Experiences of involuntary childlessness during the COVID-19 pandemic
Ida Elisabet Hall, Charlotta Holmström, Maja Bodin, Lone Schmidt, Søren Ziebe, Eva Elmerstig
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2022 | Conference paper
Experiences of involuntary childlessness during the COVID-19 pandemic
Ida Elisabet Hall, Charlotta Holmström, Maja Bodin, Lone Schmidt, Søren Ziebe, Eva Elmerstig
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2022 | Article in journal
Risk environments of people who use drugs during the Covid-19 pandemic: the view of social workers and health care professionals in Sweden
Johan Nordgren, Torkel Richert
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2022 | Article in journal
Information Communication Technology during Covid-19
Michael Wallengren-Lynch
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2022 | Article in journal
Care Home and Home Care Staff’s Learning during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beliefs about Subsequent Changes in the Future: A Survey Study in Sweden, Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom
Agneta Malmgren Fänge, Jonas Christensen, Tamara Backhouse, Andrea Kenkmann, Anne Killett, Oliver Fisher, Carlos Chiatti, Connie Lethin
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2022 | Article in journal
Perceived Changes in Sexual Interest and Distress About Discrepant Sexual Interest During the First Phase of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Multi-Country Assessment in Cohabiting Partnered Individuals
Aleksandar Stulhofer, Jasmina Mehulic, Peer Briken, Katerina Klapilova, Hanneke de Graaf, Ana Alexandra Carvalheira, Charlotta Löfgren-Mårtenson, Pedro Nobre, Marie Chollier, Özlem Köse, Eva Elmerstig, Christophe Lancon, Leona Plasilova, Johanna Schroeder
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2022 | Article in journal
Social Work Responses to Domestic Violence During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Experiences and Perspectives of Professionals at Women’s Shelters in Sweden
Charlotte C Petersson, Kristofer Hansson
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2021 | Conference paper
The art of basic empathy in an online social work context
Mikael Boregren
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2021 | Article in journal
Rekrytera och behålla personal i den kommunala äldreomsorgen under Covid-19
Susanna Lundberg
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2021 | Article in journal
”Tidigare sa vi: Vad behöver ni hjälp med? Nu är det mer: Hur mår ni?”: Anhörigkonsulenters upplevelser av stöd till anhöriga under covid-19-pandemin.
Åsa Alftberg
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2021 | Article in journal
Att hålla ihop det sociala arbetet: Hur covid-19-pandemin påverkade tre olika civilsamhällesorganisationer
Kristofer Hansson
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2021 | Article in journal
Kommunalt socialt arbete under covid-19 pandemin: Osäkerhet, reglering och kontroll av rummet
Carin Björngren Cuadra, Sergio Cuadra
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2021 | Article in journal
Förord: I pandemins spår. Socialvetenskapliga perspektiv på covid-19
Carin Björngren Cuadra, Kristofer Hansson, Dimitris Michailakis, Anders Neergaard
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2021 | Collection (editor)
I pandemins spår: Socialvetenskapliga perspektiv på covid-19
Carin Björngren Cuadra, Kristofer Hansson, Dimitris Michailakis, Anders Neergaard
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2021 | Article, book review
Nya böcker: Carol Tosone (red.) (2021) Shared trauma, shared resilience during a pandemic. Social work in the time of COVID-19. Cham: Springer.
Kristofer Hansson
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2021 | Conference paper
Interpersonal understanding, empathic attitude and ethnographic epoché in Social Psychiatry and recovery-oriented practices: Shared decision making, closeness and distance in the professional relationship
John Stigmar
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2021 | Article in journal
De smittsamma sjukdomarnas kultur: Hur vår uppmärksamhet har kommit att riktas mot vardagens mikroorganismer
Kristofer Hansson
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2021 | Report
Barnfattigdom i Sverige: Årsrapport 2021
Tapio Salonen
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2021 | Article in journal
Forskare: Vi behöver stärka vår kunskap om det yttersta skyddsnätet
Kristofer Hansson
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2021 | Conference paper
“COVID cultures” in the Swedish civil society: Complex entanglements between guidelines and everyday practice in civil societies organizations
Kristofer Hansson
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2021 | Article in journal
Organizational Support Experiences of Care Home and Home Care Staff in Sweden, Italy, Germany and the United Kingdom during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Connie Lethin, Andrea Kenkmann, Carlos Chiatti, Jonas Christensen, Tamara Backhouse, Anne Killett, Oliver Fisher, Agneta Malmgren Fänge
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2021 | Article in journal
Den sårbara gemenskapen: kvinnojourer under covid-19-pandemin
Kristofer Hansson, Charlotte C Petersson
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2021 | Article in journal
”Inställt tillsvidare”: Diakonernas arbete att hitta nya vägar ut under covid-19-pandemin
Kristofer Hansson
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2021 | Collection (editor)
Att leva med bakterier: Möjligheter till ett levbart immunitärt liv
Kristofer Hansson, Cecilia Lenander, Henrik Loodin
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2021 | Chapter in book
En levbar värld med bakterier: Hur vi berättar om framtid
Kristofer Hansson
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2021 | Chapter in book
From the Political to the Personal in An Age of Uncertainty: Assault on self, identity, family, community, and nationhood
Susy Giulari, Negat Hussein, Moestak Hussein, Tove Samzelius, Sue Cohen
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2020 | Article in journal
Post Covid-19 youth work: A contribution to the Swedich social pedagogical debate
Irena Dychawy Rosner
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2020 | Article in journal
”Folkhälsomyndigheten följer WHO:s rekommendationer”
Rachel Irwin, Kristofer Hansson
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2020 | Article in journal
Rädsla riskerar nu att skapa en stigmatisering av människor med ursprung i Kina
Kristofer Hansson
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2020 | Conference paper
Det yttersta skyddsnätet under Covid-19: Kvinnojourer satta under press
Kristofer Hansson, Charlotte Petersson
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2020 | Conference paper
Heterogena element i det sociala arbetet: COVID-19 och dess organisatoriska effekter på socialt arbete
Kristofer Hansson, Carin Björngren Cuadra
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2020 | Article in journal
Ökad ojämlikhet i boendet i spåren av coronapandemin
Martin Grander, Tapio Salonen
ISA Seminars
ISA Seminars is a seminar series arranged by the Department of Social Work.
Research environments
Doctoral studies
Most of the research at the Faculty of Health and Society is interdisciplinary, which opens up opportunities for new and exciting areas of research beyond the subject divisions that have traditionally existed between medicine and social sciences.
Collaborate with us
Our research is carried out and developed in close cooperation with local stakeholders, national organisations and agencies, as well as with international cooperation partners. Research training is conducted more than 20 doctoral students, some of whom are recruited via the graduate school for professionals in the fields of health, nursing and welfare.
Contract courses
We can offer continuing professional development for your staff in the form of courses tailored to meet your wants and needs. You will get access to the latest research and to the disciplinary range offered by the University.
Contact Mikael Matteson for more information about contract courses
Contact us
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Maria Hjortsjö - Senior lecturer/Head of department
maria.hjortsjo@mau.se
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Karin Ingvarsdotter - Senior lecturer
Primary level
karin.ingvarsdotter@mau.se
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Åsa Alftberg - Associate Professor
Advanced level
asa.alftberg@mau.se
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Erica Righard - Associate Professor /Assistant head of dep.
Research and PhD studies
erica.righard@mau.se
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Malin Idvall - Administrative assistant
malin.idvall@mau.se
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Kerstin Björkander - Administrative officer
Research liaison officer
kerstin.bjorkander@mau.se
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Jonas Christensen - Senior lecturer
Internationalisation Coordinator
jonas.christensen@mau.se
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Germana di Lorenzo - Study administrator
germana.di-lorenzo@mau.se
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Carina Nina Grujic - Study and careers adviser
carina.grujic@mau.se