Head of Section

Øyvind Reehorst Kalsås

Department of Welfare and Participation
Øyvind Reehorst Kalsås
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Field of work

I am a clinical social worker and specialist in family therapy and have my PhD in grief and social health. In addition to teaching and research, my work experience is from couples and family therapy as well as the field of substance use and addiction where I have worked with professional development related to the involvement of family and social network in follow-up and treatment. The topics I teach are related to substance use and addiction, treatment processes, family and network therapy, dialogic practice and Open Dialogue, systemic theory, grief processes and research methods. 

I have further education in counselling pedagogy and Gottman couples therapy method, in addition to a master's degree in family therapy and systemic practice.

At HVL, I work as head of the section for mental health, substance use, and relational work, which houses the master's programmes in mental health and substance use work as well as family therapy and relational work.    

Teaches 

  • Substance use and addiction problems and treatment
  • Family Therapy and Systemic Theory
  • Network therapy, Open Dialogue
  • Solution-focused approach
  • Grief
  • Reflexive thematic analysis
  • Quantitative method


Researching

Grief, health and help needs

 

Courses taught
  • MAF530, Clinical Work with Family and Network, Spring 2025
  • MAMET1F, Philosophy of Science, Ethics and Research Methods, Fall 2024
  • MARA590, Master Thesis, Spring 2025
  • MARA590, Master Thesis, Fall 2024
  • PHA508, Master's thesis, Spring 2025
  • PHA508, Master's thesis, Fall 2024
  • TPHR501, Perspectives on Mental Health, Substance Use and Addiction, Fall 2024
  • TPHR502, Prevention, Treatment and Care, Spring 2025

Publications

  • Likheter og forskjeller i pasienters og deres sosiale nettverks erfaringer med å delta i dialogiske nettverksmøter

    Siri Omvik, Ragnhild Andersland, Øyvind Reehorst Kalsås (2024)

  • The social context of grieving: Bereavement following drug-related deaths in Norway and implications for social work

    Kristine Berg Titlestad, Monika Alvestad Reime, Øyvind Reehorst Kalsås, Sari Kaarina Lindeman, Lillian Bruland Selseng (2024)

  • Sosial helse – en sårbar ressurs ved stigmatiserte dødsfall

    Øyvind Reehorst Kalsås (2024)

  • The role of social networks in bereavement support: a proposal for a way forward

    Øyvind Reehorst Kalsås (2024)

  • Healing together - Building social support for drug-related bereavement

    Øyvind Reehorst Kalsås (2024)
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