Research at the Department of Social Work

At the Department of Social Work, there are a number of research projects with a close connection to the practice of social work are conducted that touch on social issues, their causes and consequences at the individual, group, and societal level. We are several junior and senior researchers with different theoretical and methodological orientations. The research projects touch on topics within the core areas of social work such as vulnerability in children and families, various forms of violence, mental illness, elderly and care, conversations in social work, the work of social services, disabilities and legal processes.