Browsing Artikler, rapporter og annet (UB) by Author "Hernes-Giertsen, Merethe"

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    • 'Exploring Heteronormativity': A teaching programme to develop experience-based knowledge of the reproduction of power asymmetries 

      Hernes-Giertsen, Merethe (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-06-23)
      Social workers have a mandate to reduce discrimination and oppression. However, training for social workers does little to equip candidates with knowledge of power structures, such as gender and sexuality. The purpose of this article is to show how social work students in a teaching programme, ‘Exploring Heteronormativity’, gain personal experience of how power asymmetries are reproduced. Central ...

    • Heteronormativity Prevails: A Study of Sexuality in Norwegian Social Work Bachelor Programs 

      Hernes-Giertsen, Merethe (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-04-12)
      This article reviews how sexuality is addressed in the curricula of Norwegian social work bachelor’s programs. The purpose of the review was to examine whether heteronormativity was problematized in social work curricula. A keyword search revealed that sexuality was addressed in only 0.08% of curriculum materials in the 2013–2014 academic year (90 pages). Among the 6 articles identified that addressed ...

    • Homoseksualitet som risikofaktor for selvmordsforsøk blant ungdom: Selvidentifisering eller seksuell erfaring? 

      Hernes-Giertsen, Merethe (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-12-22)
      Denne artikkelen presenterer en studie av ungdom som undersøker om det er homoseksuell identifisering eller homoseksuell erfaring som bidrar til økt sårbarhet for selvmordsforsøk. De fleste kvantitative studier av seksualitet og selvmordsrisiko studerer seksualitet ut fra en identitetsforståelse, hvor en identitet som homofil, lesbisk eller biseksuell antas å utgjøre en risikofaktor. Med ...

    • Teaching about sex and sexuality in social work: an international critical perspective 

      Hernes-Giertsen, Merethe; Lavie-Ajayi, Maya; McKay, Kimberly (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-10-20)
      Based on the recent call to expand the discussion about sex and sexuality in social work, and coming from an international perspective, this paper offers a theoretical and practical strategy for teaching sex and sexuality in social work. The pedagogical strategy aims at creating a critical thinking classroom. Specifically, the paper presents six key topics for teaching sex and sexuality critically ...

    • Tid for endring! Skeiv teori og anti-undertrykkende undervisning 

      Hernes-Giertsen, Merethe (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Hvordan kan utdanningene bidra til å sikre likeverdige tjenester for ulike grupper? Den nye rammeplanen for helse- og sosialfagutdanningene setter krav om at kandidater skal ha kunnskap om integrering, likestilling og ikke-diskriminering med utgangspunkt i blant annet kjønn, kjønnsidentitet, kjønnsuttrykk og seksuell orientering. Kan likeverdige tjenester sikres gjennom utdanningene ved å ha fokus ...