Head of Department

Øyvind Reehorst Kalsås

Department of welfare and participation
Øyvind Reehorst Kalsås
Tel: +47 55 58 71 18
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Field of work

I am a clinical social worker and specialist in family therapy and have my PhD in grief and social health. In recent years, I have been head of section and department at the Department of  Welfare and Participation, which has study programs and research in social work and social science, child welfare, social care, family therapy and relational work, and interdisciplinary mental health and substance abuse work. 

The topics I teach are related to dialogic practice and Open dialogue, substance abuse and addiction, treatment processes, family and network therapy, systemic theory and practice, grief processes and research methods. In addition to teaching and research, my work experience from couples and family therapy as well as the field of substance abuse and addiction where I have worked with team management, project management and professional development is related to the involvement of family and social networks in follow-up and treatment. T

I also have further education in counselling pedagogy and Gottman couples therapy method, in addition to a master's degree in family therapy and systemic practice.

Teaches 

  • Substance abuse and addiction problems and treatment
  • Open Dialogue
  • Family Therapy and Systemic Theory
  • Grief
  • Systemic theory and practice
  • Solution-focused approach, LIFT
  • Reflexive thematic analysis
  • Quantitative Research Methods


Researching

Grief, health, open dialogue, psychosocial work 

 

Courses taught
  • MAF530, Clinical Work with Family and Network, Spring 2027
  • MAMET1F, Philosophy of Science, Ethics and Research Methods, Fall 2026
  • MARA590, Master's Thesis, Spring 2027
  • MARA590, Master's Thesis, Fall 2026
  • TPHR501, Perspectives on Mental Health, Substance Use and Addiction, Fall 2026
  • TPHR502, Prevention, Treatment and Care, Fall 2026
  • TPHR503, Ethics, Relation and Interaction, Fall 2026

Publications

  • Likheter og forskjeller i pasienters og deres sosiale nettverks erfaringer med å delta i dialogiske nettverksmøter

    Siri Omvik, Ragnhild Andersland, Øyvind Reehorst Kalsås (2024)

  • The social context of grieving: Bereavement following drug-related deaths in Norway and implications for social work

    Kristine Berg Titlestad, Monika Alvestad Reime, Øyvind Reehorst Kalsås, Sari Kaarina Lindeman, Lillian Bruland Selseng (2024)

  • Sosial helse – en sårbar ressurs ved stigmatiserte dødsfall

    Øyvind Reehorst Kalsås (2024)

  • The role of social networks in bereavement support: a proposal for a way forward

    Øyvind Reehorst Kalsås (2024)

  • Healing together - Building social support for drug-related bereavement

    Øyvind Reehorst Kalsås (2024)
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