Blar i forfatter "Kristensen, Kjersti Bergum"

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    • Barnehageansattes utfordringer ved melding til barneverntjenesten. Tvilens seier, på barns bekostning. 

      Kristensen, Kjersti Bergum (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2014-11-01)
      Temaet i avhandlingen er barnehageansattes utfordringer ved melding til barneverntjenesten. Formålet med studien har vært å undersøke hvilke utfordringer barnehageansatte opplever i forhold til å melde sin bekymring til barneverntjenesten, og hvilke grunner de eventuelt oppgir til at melding uteblir. Ved å avdekke og forstå deres utfordringer kan tiltak settes inn for å øke antallet meldinger fra ...

    • Child-focused practice in social services for adults in Norway 

      Kristensen, Kjersti Bergum; Lauritzen, Camilla; Reedtz, Charlotte (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-08-23)
      <i>Summary</i> - Children of social service users are at risk for developing mental health problems as well as social and behavioral problems. Social service counselors should therefore be aware of service users’ children and provide support for them. In fact, they are obligated by law to consider children's views and their best interests in cases affecting them. Despite this, little is known about ...

    • Family focus in mental health and social services for adults: Supporting minor children of parents in challenging life situations 

      Kristensen, Kjersti Bergum (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2023-11-30)
      Parental mental illness, parents’ loss of ability to work and family poverty affect children and put them at risk for adverse life outcomes. Support for and attendance to minor children and parenting in adult mental health and social services should therefore be an incorporated practice. The main aim of this thesis was to investigate the extent and quality of a family focus in these adult services. ...

    • Identification of Children of Mentally Ill Patients and Provision of Support According to the Norwegian Health Legislation: A 11-Year Review 

      Reedtz, Charlotte; Jensaas, Eva; Storjord, Trine; Kristensen, Kjersti Bergum; Lauritzen, Camilla (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-01-14)
      Background: According to amended legislation implemented in Norway in 2010, personnel in healthcare services for adults are obligated to identify patients’ minor children and to assess the family situation. Health personnel is also obligated to contribute to adequate support to families affected by parental mental illness or substance use disorders. The intention behind the amendment was to ...

    • Parents with a mental illness and their sense of parenting competence 

      Kristensen, Kjersti Bergum; Lauritzen, Camilla; Handegård, Bjørn Helge; Reedtz, Charlotte (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-06-14)
      Objective - Research provides evidence that parental mental illness affects child development through parenting behaviour. This study investigates how parents with a mental illness report on their parenting sense of competence.<p> <p>Method - A sample of 141 parents receiving treatment at a clinic for mental health and substance use disorders participated. The Parenting Sense of Competence scale ...

    • Support for Children of Parents With Mental Illness: An Analysis of Patients’ Health Records 

      Kristensen, Kjersti Bergum; Lauritzen, Camilla; Reedtz, Charlotte (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-03-09)
      Introduction: Children of parents with a mental illness (COPMI) are at risk of behavioral, emotional, and cognitive difficulties and diagnoses. Support and information about parents’ mental illness may contribute to improve their lives, which is the purpose of the intervention Child Talks (CT). This study aimed to investigate the participation rate of CT, characteristics of participating patients ...