Field of work
Masego Katisi is a Social Work practitioner and a Health Promotion specialist. She holds a Masters Degree in Child Welfare and Applied Childhood Studies from Swansea University, Wales UK and a PhD in Health Promotion and Development from University of Bergen, Norway. Her main theoretical interests are Systemic theories, Resilience, Salutogenesis and other strength-based approaches. Her current research projects are on resilience of marginalized children, families, and adult populations. She is currently doing research on migration in Norway and on orphaned children in Sab Saharan Africa. She is part of several international research networks for refugees in Norway.
Masego has published several peer-reviewed articles including the following: On Health Partnerships: Aspirations and realities in a North-South partnership for health promotion;Tensions between traditional practices and biomedical marketing;Exploring the roots of antagony in health partnerships. On Resilience and Salutogenesis: Fostering resilience in children who have been orphaned; The use of rites of passage in strengthening the psychosocial wellbeing of orphaned children; Drawing as a salutogenic therapy aid for grieving adolescents (upcoming) Readmore: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Masego_Katisi2/research
Publications
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Narratives of Symbolic Objects: Exploring Relational Wellbeing of Young Refugees Living in Scotland, Finland, and Norway
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Exploring informal learning processes in mentoring programmes for refugees: a pilot study
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Art Exhibition Drawing Together
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Musikk som verktøy i psykisk helsearbeid. Kva skjer i eit barnesinn som opplever krig og store traume? Korleis kan musikk brukast som verktøy i psykisk helsearbeid med barn og unge? Musikk som fredsbærar
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Å fortelle gjennom bilder. Erfaringer med kunst og brukerdeltakelse i forskningsprosjektet Kreativ Sammen i Norge