Department of Welfare and Participation

We educate, research and communicate in the field of social work, mental health and substance abuse, child welfare and public health.

We wish to strengthen the knowledge for the professional work in the health and social services. Social participation is a core value in both our research and teaching.

We are located on campus Bergen and campus Sogndal. The department has about 100 employees and 700 students.

Educations

Research groups

The research at the faculty is linked to various topics that reflect the research activity here and now, and which mark the focus and research area we want to develop.

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Contact us

Svanaug Fjær
Head of Department
Faculty of Health and Social Sciences

 

Sections

Section of Social work

Section of Social educator

Unni Margrethe Uren Aasen
Vice-Dean for Education
Faculty of Health and Social Sciences

Section of Child protection and Child welfare

Marita Brekke Skjelvan
Assistant Professor
Department of welfare and participation

Section of Mental health, Substance use, and Relational Work

Øyvind Reehorst Kalsås
Head of Section
Department of welfare and participation

Section of Community work

Rita Agdal
Associate Professor
Department of welfare and participation
Employees

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