About
Professional background: Social educatior/Disability nurse, ped.sem, spes.ped., management, project manager, behavioral therapist, preventive and health promotion, sexual supervisor, Ph.D. from University in Edinburgh.
Workingfields: disabilities, developmental/intellectual disabilities, aging, mental illness, life-ending, life stories, person-centered service, empowerment, staff training, articles and books and with accessible text.
Part-time professor at institute for behavioral science and manager at Forskerforbundet at Oslomet.
Fields of study
Academic disciplines
Psychology Other health sciences
Subject areas
Participatory Research Service development Developmental disabilities personfocused practise Life Story Work Staff training Environmental theraphy
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Westergård, Britt-Evy (2022). Livsfortellingsarbeid som grunnlag for personfokusert praksis. ISBN: 978-82-15-05316-5. 21 p. Universitetsforlaget.
Westergård, Britt-Evy (2021). Livsfortellinger. Å fortelle fra eget liv med hjelp fra en samtalevenn. ISBN: 978-82-15-02681-7. 218 p. Universitetsforlaget.
Chalachanova, Anna; Nind, Melanie; Østby, May; Power, Andrew; Tilley, Liz; Walmsley, Jan;
Westergård, Britt-Evy
; Heia, Torill; Gerhardsen, Alf Magne; Oterhals, Ole Magnus; King, Matthew
(2020).
Building relationships in inclusive research in diverse contexts.
Scandinavian Journal of Disability Research.
Vol. 22.
https://doi.org/10.16993/SJDR.681
Westergård, Britt-Evy (2016). Vennskap som ressurs og satsningsområde i tjenester til voksne og eldre med utviklingshemning :. 10 p. Psykologi i kommunen (PIK). Vol. 51.
Tuffrey-Wijne, Irene; McLaughlin, Dorry; Curfs, Leopold; Dusart, Anne; Hoenger, Catherine; McEnhill, Linda; Read, Sue; Ryan, Karen; Satgé, Daniel; Straßer, Benjamin;
Westergård, Britt-Evy
; Oliver, David
(2015).
Defining consensus norms for palliative care of people with intellectual disabilities in Europe, using Delphi methods: A White Paper from the European Association of Palliative Care.
Palliative Medicine.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0269216315600993