Pia Tham

Staff quality of working life and turnover intentions in municipal nursing care and social welfare: a cross-sectional study

Engström, Maria; Jarnheden, Sofia Hanberger; Tham, Pia

Part of BMC Nursing, 2023

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Tham, Pia; Lindmark, Tomas

Part of Forskningsmetod för socialt arbete, p. 172-188, Liber, 2026

How can teams in social work be strengthened?: An example from a two-year project among social workers in child welfare

Tham, Pia; Westling Söderström, Mikael

Part of Journal of Social Work Practice, p. 37-51, 2025

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The specialization/collaboration paradox: Investigating specialization within child welfare as a barrier to collaboration

Steive, Karin; Tham, Pia; Grell, Pär; Wiklund, Stefan et al.

Part of British Journal of Social Work, p. 1178-1197, 2025

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Child welfare social workers' working conditions: Does leadership matter?

Norrgård, Amanda; Tham, Pia; Kåreholt, Ingemar

Part of British Journal of Social Work, p. 4095-4113, 2025

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The role of teams in social worker wellbeing and retention

Cook, Laura Louise; Tham, Pia

Part of Journal of Social Work Practice, p. 1-3, 2025

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How can teams in social work be strengthened?: An example from a two-year project among social workers in child welfare

Tham, Pia; Westling Söderström, Mikael

Part of Journal of Social Work Practice, p. 37-51, 2025

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The specialization/collaboration paradox: Investigating specialization within child welfare as a barrier to collaboration

Steive, Karin; Tham, Pia; Grell, Pär; Wiklund, Stefan et al.

Part of British Journal of Social Work, p. 1178-1197, 2025

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Child welfare social workers' working conditions: Does leadership matter?

Norrgård, Amanda; Tham, Pia; Kåreholt, Ingemar

Part of British Journal of Social Work, p. 4095-4113, 2025

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The role of teams in social worker wellbeing and retention

Cook, Laura Louise; Tham, Pia

Part of Journal of Social Work Practice, p. 1-3, 2025

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How can teams in social work be strengthened?: An example from a two-year project among social workers in child welfare

Tham, Pia; Westling Söderström, Mikael

Part of Journal of Social Work Practice, p. 37-51, 2025

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Social work in an assembly line: Specialisation in child welfare work and its implications for collaboration

Steive, Karin; Tham, Pia; Wiklund, Stefan; Kåreholt, Ingemar

Part of European Journal of Social Work, p. 650-663, 2024

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Special issue on social work teams

Cook, Laura Louise; Tham, Pia

Part of Journal of Social Work Practice, p. 369-371, 2024

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Building professional identity during social work education: The role of reflective writing as a tool

Björktomta, Siv-Britt; Tham, Pia

Part of Social Work Education, p. 2847-2864, 2024

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Under the delusive wings of the welfare state: engagement in the policy process among social work faculty members in Sweden

Tham, Pia; Thorén, Katarina

Part of European Journal of Social Work, p. 1081-1091, 2023

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Staff quality of working life and turnover intentions in municipal nursing care and social welfare: a cross-sectional study

Engström, Maria; Jarnheden, Sofia Hanberger; Tham, Pia

Part of BMC Nursing, 2023

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Lower demands but less meaningful work?: Changes in work situation and health among social workers in a 15-year perspective

Tham, Pia; Kåreholt, Ingemar

Part of British Journal of Social Work, p. 2038-2056, 2023

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How do we prepare students for the challenges of social work? Examples from six countries around the world

Tham, Pia; McFadden, Paula; Russ, Erica; Baldschun, Andreas et al.

Part of Social Work Education, p. 494-510, 2023

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Not rocket science: Implementing efforts to improve working conditions of social workers

Tham, Pia

Part of British Journal of Social Work, p. 1896-1915, 2022

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‘Perhaps I should be working with potted plants or standing in the fish counter instead?’: Newly educated social workers' reflections on their first years in practice

Tham, Pia; Lynch, Deborah

Part of European Journal of Social Work, p. 541-553, 2021

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COVID-19 impact on social work admissions and education in seven international universities

McFadden, Paula; Russ, Erics; Blakeman, Paul; Kirwin, Gloria et al.

Part of Social Work Education, p. 1154-1163, 2020

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The Iron Cage of Leadership: The Role of First-line Managers in Child Welfare

Tham, Pia; Strömberg, Annika

Part of British Journal of Social Work, p. 369-388, 2020

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Where the need is greatest: a comparison of the perceived working conditions of social workers in Swedish metropolitan low-, middle-and high-income areas in 2003 and 2014

Tham, Pia

Part of Nordic Social Work Research, p. 185-200, 2018

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A professional role in transition: Swedish child welfare social workers’ descriptions of their work in 2003 and 2014

Tham, Pia

Part of British Journal of Social Work, p. 449-467, 2018

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Prepared for Practice?: Graduating Social Work Students' Reflections on Their Education, Competence and Skills

Tham, Pia; Lynch, Deborah

Part of Social Work Education, p. 704-717, 2014

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Working in human services: How do experiences and working conditions in child welfare social work compare?

Tham, Pia; Meagher, Gabrielle

Part of British Journal of Social Work, p. 807-827, 2009

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Why are they leaving?: Factors Affecting Intention to Leave among Social Workers in Child Welfare

Tham, Pia

Part of British Journal of Social Work, p. 1225-1246, 2007

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Ny i yrket men redan gammal i gården?: Arbetsvillkor för nya och mer erfarna socialsekretare i den sociala barnavården

Tham, Pia

Part of Socionomens forskningssupplement, p. 62-77, 2007

Individual, family, job, and organizational factors associated with retirement intentions among older long-term care workers: A systematic review

Nordlinder, Carolina; Bergstrom, Gunnar; Tham, Pia; Oberg, Peter

Part of Geriatric Nursing, p. 83-93, 2024

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Dialogue with Avatars in Simulation-Based Social Work Education: A Scoping Review

Vidman, Åsa; Tham, Pia

Part of Social Sciences, p. 628-628, 2024

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Tham, Pia; Lindmark, Tomas

Part of Forskningsmetod för socialt arbete, p. 172-188, Liber, 2026

How do we Prepare Students for the Challenges of Social Work and what can we Learn from Each Other?: Examples from Five Countries Around the World

Russ, Erica; McFadden, Paula; Griffiths, Austin; Lähteinen, Sanna et al.

Part of Routledge International Handbook of Social Work Teaching, p. 94-113, Routledge, 2024

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Social work academia and policy in Sweden

Thorén, Katarina H.; Tham, Pia

Part of Where academia and policy meet, p. 183-200, Policy Press, 2017

Arbetsvillkor i den sociala barnavården: förutsättningar för ett kvalificerat arbete

Tham, Pia

2008