Field of work
Alcohol consumption and relationship satisfaction; addiction and mental disorder/psychological well-being.
Courses taught
Addiction
Psychological well-being, mental disorders.
Motivational interviewing
Historical development within addiction/drug ward and mental disorders
Communication
Bereavement
Suicidology
Cost of caring/self-care
General Psychology
Psychological trauma
Research areas
Ph.D. focused on alcohol consumption in couples (mainly on mothers) in transition to parenthood, relationship satisfaction/quality, before, into, and after pregnancy. Alcohol consumption influences relationship quality. Relationship status impacts how mothers resume alcohol consumption after pregnancy.
Part of the END-project (Norwegian acronym - bereaved after drug-related death (Etterlatte etter Narkotikarelatert Død).
Alcohol use and co-quality of life for first-time parents; Drug addiction and mental disorders
Teaches
Substance abuse and addiction
Mental health/ill health, mental disorders
Motivational Interviewing
Historical development in substance abuse and mental health
Grief
Suicide
Communication
Self-care
General Psychology to Undergraduate Education
Trauma
Researching
PhD work on alcohol use in expectant mothers and fathers, as well as alcohol use into pregnancy, and after childbirth. The consequences of alcohol use for cohabitation, and the importance of cohabitation status in the resumption of alcohol use after pregnancy.
END (Survivors of drug-related death)
Helpers in meetings with specific groups
Taking care of helpers
- BARN130, Children and Youths Growing up and Developing, Spring 2026
- BARN200, Decision-Making and Assessments in The Child Welfare Service , Fall 2025
- MARV533, Cost of Careing, Fall 2025
- MARV551, Relational Work on Grief, Life Crises and Trauma, Spring 2026
- MKH800, Mentoring in municipal health services, Spring 2026, subject responsible
- SAB130, Basic Knowledge of Social Work, Fall 2025, subject responsible
- SAB210, Substance Use and Mental Health, Fall 2025
- SAB320, Reflection on Social Work and Profession, Spring 2026
- SAB390, Bachelor's Thesis , Spring 2026
- SABP1, Social Work, Practical Training, Spring 2026
- SABP3, Social Work Practice, Fall 2025
- TPHR502, Prevention, Treatment and Care, Spring 2026
- TPHR503, Ethics, Relation and Interaction, Fall 2025
Research groups
Publications
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Etterlatte ved NR-død - en langsommere synliggjøringsprosess
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Hjelpeapparatet i møte med etterlatte
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On the provision of informal and formal support
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Sliten relasjonsarbeider
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Kommunikasjon med mennesker i krise