English
norskBlar i forfatter "Thørnblad, Renee"
Viser treff 1-20 av 21
-
The child's place in the foster family: Use of conventional names and adoption intentions throughout childhood
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-08-13)This longitudinal study examines the child's place in the foster family through the use of conventional names for familial figures (e.g., ‘mum/dad’) and through the foster parents' intention to adopt the child. Data were collected at two time points during childhood and adolescence, among children placed in kinship and non-kinship foster care in Norway. Children placed at a younger age and children ... -
Children sharing preferences on contact and residence arrangements in child-inclusive family mediation in Norway
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-01-07)Mediation is mandatory for all separating and divorcing parents in Norway with children under 16 years. The participation of children is voluntary. Living arrangement preferences presented by children attending child-inclusive family mediation in Norway (n = 346, aged 4–18 years) have been examined. 47.1 per cent of children gave a living arrangement preference, and older children were more likely ... -
Children’s relationships with birth parents in childhood and adulthood: A qualitative longitudinal study of kinship care
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-27)The topic of interest in this paper is the relationship between children who live in kinship care and their birth parents – through childhood and adulthood. The focus is on what <i>meaning</i> and <i>content</i> children themselves ascribe to such relationships and how this changes over time. To explore this question, we draw on a qualitative longitudinal data set, in which children who grew up in ... -
Contact with parents from childhood to adulthood – a longitudinal study of children in kinship care and non-kinship care
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-05-12)Previous research on parental contact for children in foster care shows that contact frequency is significantly related to parent’s gender and placement type. Yet very few studies have explored the impact of gender and type of placement on parental contact over time. Based on longitudinal quantitative data from kinship care and non-kinship care placements in Norway, we analyse contact between children ... -
Diskursive kamper? Familiemekleres ulike forståelser av barns deltakelse i obligatorisk mekling ved foreldres samlivsbrudd
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-09-02)Barns rett til å høres blir stadig formelt styrket. Meklere i familievernet som skal iverksette denne retten i forbindelse med foreldres samlivsbrudd, har et betydelig rom for skjønnsutøvelse. Det foreligger begrenset kunnskap om hvordan og hvorfor praksis varierer. I denne artikkelen analyserer vi 20 mekleres diskusjoner rundt barns rett til å høres i forbindelse med foreldremekling. Vi anlegger ... -
Fremmer ettervern selvstendighet eller avhengighet? (Kronikk)
(Chronicle; Kronikk, 2018)Å forstå unge med barnevernsbakgrunn som en ressurssvak gruppe med særskilte behov er en grov generalisering av en svært sammensatt gruppe. -
Hearing Children in Mediation (HBIM)
(Conference object; Konferansebidrag, 2018)In Norway, it is mandatory for all spouses and co-habiting partners with children under the age of 16 to attend a mediation session in the case of relationship breakdown. Traditionally, this has been an arena for parents only. In the recent years children’s participation rate has increased. This project aims to understand the contributions from participating children as well as identify possible ... -
Hvordan kan vi forstå barns tilfredshet med egen involvering i foreldremekling?
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-03)I forskningsprosjektet «Høring av barn i mekling» har vi studert meklinger hvor barn og ungdom har vært involvert i meklingsprosessen gjennom en samtale med mekler uten foreldrene til stede. Barn og unge er i all hovedsak svært tilfredse med å delta. Hvordan kan vi forstå denne tilfredsheten? Og hva sier dette om kulturelle kontekster for barndom i dag og barns posisjon i meklingskonteksten? I denne ... -
Hvordan påvirker barns deltakelse foreldremekling? Barns deltakelse som mål og middel
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-19)Barn deltar i økende grad i familievernkontorenes obligatoriske foreldremekling ved samlivsbrudd. Det er i dag en fagpolitisk målsetting i Norge at dette skal bli regelen snarere enn unntaket. På denne måten skal barns rett til å bli hørt innfris. I denne artikkelen undersøkes mekleres erfaringer fra meklingsprosesser der barn har deltatt. Spørsmålet som stilles er: Hva gjør barns deltakelse med ... -
Høring av barn i meklingsprosessen – en utforsking av mekleres dilemmaer
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-12-03)I Norge er det er et økende fokus på barns rett til å bli hørt ved obligatorisk mekling mellom foreldrene ved samlivsbrudd eller før foreldretvistsaker i domstolen. For å inkludere barn i meklingsarbeid er det utviklet flere modeller. En av disse er meklingsmodellen Barn i mekling (BIM). I BIM-modellen har barnet en egen samtale med mekler før meklingen gjennomføres med foreldrene. Artikkelen bygger ... -
Kinship care or upbringing by relatives? The need for ‘new’ understandings in research
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-08-13)This article addresses knowledge production on formal kinship foster care. In spite of growing interest in this phenomenon, little attention has been paid to how kinship care should be understood in research – as a service under child protective services or as upbringing by relatives. Each of these understandings leads to different research questions and creates guidelines for what falls into or ... -
Kinship foster parenting : gender, class and labour-force participation
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2009) -
The meaning and making of childhoods in kinship care – young adults' narratives
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-01-09)This article draws on interviews with 26 young adults (15 women and 11 men, aged 19–29) who grew up in long-term kinship care in Norway, and explore how they portray their childhoods. Our starting point is that the foster child status provide cultural and public narratives, images and positions for the young adults to employ when interpreting childhood experiences. The question we ask is how this ... -
The meaning of biology in the foster family narratives of young adults
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-12-14)While biological relatedness has been an issue among anthropologists for some time, the topic has gained little interest in family sociology. Recent contributions exploring how genetic thinking – the process through which biological relationships are rendered meaningful in everyday family living – shapes family life, suggest that this is about to change. This article seeks to contribute to this ... -
Placement disruption in long-term kinship and nonkinship foster care
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)The purpose of this study was to explore factors related to placement disruption in long-term kinship and nonkinship foster care in a Nordic country. The study included 136 children aged 4–13 years in kinship and nonkinship foster care in Norway in the year 2000, with updates for the year 2008. Placement and demographic information and the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) were collected from foster ... -
Placement stability and satisfaction with foster home as predictors of life satisfaction for young adults raised in foster care
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-10-24)This study examines how history of care, on one hand, and social support, on the other hand, predict satisfaction with life after leaving care by focusing on a sample of young adults raised in foster care in Norway. When aged between 19 and 29, youths answered questionnaires that mapped their past history of care, living conditions, social relationships and life satisfaction. Results show that the ... -
Problemer med foreldresamvær i barnevernet- unge voksnes fortellinger
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-10-14)De fleste som vokser opp i fosterhjem, har kontakt med foreldre, og det iverksettes betydelige ressurser for å gjennomføre foreldresamvær. Dette er i tråd med samværsretten og bygger på kulturelle verdier der relasjonen mellom barn og biologiske foreldre har avgjørende betydning. Forskningslitteraturen kan hevdes å bekrefte viktigheten av foreldresamvær, men viser også at det kan være problematisk. ... -
RKBU Nord Rapport 2015: «Familieråd i fosterhjemsarbeid» Presentasjon av utvalg, datamateriale og prosedyrer for datainnsamlingen.
(Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2015) -
Slektsfosterhjem : offentlig tiltak i private hjem
(Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2012-04-26)Temaet for avhandlingen er slektsfosterhjem som offentlig barneverntiltak i Norge. Avhandlingen som består av fire artikler og sammenbindingskapittel har problemstilingen: Hvordan kan slektsfosterhjem som fenomen innen offentlige velferdstjenester forstås, og hvordan erfares slektsfosterhjem av fosterbarn? Det empiriske materialet består av offentlige høringsdokumenter samt kvalitative intervju med ... -
Social functioning and mental health among children who have been living in kinship and non-kinship foster care: results from an 8-year follow-up with a Norwegian sample
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014)
