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Britt-Evy Westergård

Britt-Evy Westergård

Job title
  • Associate Professor
Visiting address
  • Pilestredet 38, 0166 Oslo
Phone
  • Mobile: +47 993 56 380
  • Office: +47 672 36 685
E-mail
  • britt-evy.westergard@oslomet.no
Affiliation

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.

Field of study

Participatory Research   Service development   Developmental disabilities   personfocused practise   Life Story Work   Staff training   Environmental theraphy

Publications and research

Scientific publications

Westergård, Britt-Evy ; Hopen, Camilla (2024). THE FACILITATION FOR CO-RESEARCHERS IN INCLUSIVE RESEARCH. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. Vol. 68.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jir.13166

Westergård, Britt-Evy (2022). Livsfortellingsarbeid som grunnlag for personfokusert praksis. ISBN: 9788215053165. 21 p. Universitetsforlaget.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3545062

Westergård, Britt-Evy (2021). Livsfortellinger. Å fortelle fra eget liv med hjelp fra en samtalevenn. ISBN: 9788215026817. 218 p. Universitetsforlaget.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4281646

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 :. Psykologi i kommunen (PIK). Vol. 51.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4380136

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



These publications are obtained from Norwegian Research Information Repository. The list may be incomplete.

Textbooks

Heia, Torill; Westergård, Britt-Evy (2014). Venner :En bok for mennesker med utviklingshemning og deres hjelpere. ISBN: 9788215023533. 138 p. Universitetsforlaget.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3647328



These publications are obtained from Norwegian Research Information Repository. The list may be incomplete.

Research reports

Skalstad, Evelyn; Westergård, Britt-Evy (2022). Sluttrapport. IMPLEMENTERING AV FOR LIVSFORTELLINGSARBEID SOM GRUNNLAG FOR PERSONFOKUSERT PRAKSIS I TJENESTER TIL MENNESKER MED NEDSATT FUNKSJONSEVNE 2022. ET SAMARBEID MELLOM DRAMMEN KOMMUNE OG OSLOMET. Drammen kommune.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4410276

Westergård, Britt-Evy (2021). Koronapandemien slik personer med utviklingshemming har erfart det. 101 p. Helsetilsynet.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4677898

Berg, Anita; Arntzen, Cathrine; Bentzen, Hege ; Hysing, Mari; Tysnes, Ingunn Barmen; Varsi, Cecilie; Westergård, Britt-Evy ; Sund, Berit; Martinsson, Gunilla (2021). UHR-HS Sluttnotat styrking av forskningssamarbeid mellom UH- og kommunal sektor 17.12.2021. 16 p. Universitets- og høgskolerådet.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5115795

Skalstad, Evelyn; Westergård, Britt-Evy (2021). Sluttrapport LIVSFORTELLINGSARBEID SOM GRUNNLAG FOR PERSONFOKUSERT PRAKSIS I TJENESTER TIL MENNESKER MED NEDSATT FUNKSJONSEVNE ET PILOT PROSJEKT 2020 2021. 20 p. Drammen kommune.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/4963598

Skalstad, Evelyn; Westergård, Britt-Evy (2020). Delrapport – Desember 2020 LIVSFORTELLINGSARBEID SOM GRUNNLAG FOR PERSONFOKUSERT PRAKSIS - ET PILOTPROSJEKT OG SAMARBEID MELLOM OSLOMET OG DRAMMEN KOMMUNE. 16 p. Drammen kommune.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3836178

Slette, Linn Løvlie; Slette, Linn Løvlie; Westergård, Britt-Evy (2020). Inkluder oss! Vi må bli hørt og sett. Det handler om respekt.Rapport fra rettighetsseminar for mennesker med utviklingshemming 2019. 31 p. Stiftelsen SOR.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3559069

Westergård, Britt-Evy (2018). Høringsuttalelse fra Institutt for atferdsvitenskap ad NOU 2017:16 På liv og død. Palliasjon til alvorlig syke og døende. 4 p. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5217697

Westergård, Britt-Evy (2016). Life story - a new approach to the person centred supporting of older adults with an intellectual disability in Norway. The University of Edinburgh.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5143855



These publications are obtained from Norwegian Research Information Repository. The list may be incomplete.

Dissemination

Westergård, Britt-Evy ; Jenssen, Dag ; Dahlgren, Erik ; Lund, Maria Konow (2026). Jada, formelt har vi akademisk frihet. Men hvor reell er den dersom rammene gjør det stadig vanskeligere å bruke den?. Forskerforum.
https://doi.org/https://www.forskerforum.no/innsen

Westergård, Britt-Evy (2025). Hvordan håndtere personlige utfordringer i rollen som "fagforeningsbølle", og samtidig ivareta egen og andres arbeidshelse?. Bøllekurs for tillitsvalgte i Forskerforbundet. Forskerforbundet.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5484520

Westergård, Britt-Evy (2025). Livsavslutning for mennesker med utviklingshemming, en undervisningsfilm for Fagskolegrad: Utviklingshemming, miljøarbeid og aldring.
https://doi.org/https://www.aldringoghelse.no/komp

Forrester-Jones, R.; Laarhoven, J. van Omme-van; Roemer, A.; Westergård, Britt-Evy ; Schäper, S.; Echteld, M.; Groot, M.; Noorlandt, H.; Tuffrey-wijne, I. (2024). THE QUALITY OF PALLIATIVE CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES–A COMPARATIVE STUDY. 17th World Congress of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD). International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD).
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5484507

Westergård, Britt-Evy (2024). Verdien av å delta på internasjonale forskningskonferanser og noen faglige inntrykk fra IASSIDD (Chicago). Vernepleier.no.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3271812

Westergård, Britt-Evy ; Hopen, Camilla (2024). Først i Norge til å holde foredrag på verdenskonferansen om forskning om utviklingshemming. SOR rapport.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3397516

Westergård, Britt-Evy ; Hopen, Camilla (2024). A WEB-BASED RESEARCH COURSE FOR PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES. 17th World Congress of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD). International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD).
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5484510

Westergård, Britt-Evy ; Hopen, C.; Bakken, Hege; Bjørkmo, P.; Fløan, L. M. K.; Fjermestad, J.; Gladsø, T.; Grepperud, L.; Grepperud, L.; Hansen, Mette Tindvik; Haaland, H.; Korsvik, I. V.; Lunde, Gerd Hilde; Megrund, Kari; Midtsundstad, Anders; Myklebost, S.; Myren, Gunn Eva Solum; Ness, Tove Synnøve Mentsen; Oterhals, Ole Magnus; Paluga, Peter; Viken, S. A.; Witsø, Aud Elisabeth; Østby, May; Aasgård, Ingrid Krohn (2024). CREATING A RESEARCH COURSE FOR PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES TOGETHER WITH CO-RESEARCHERS IN NORWAY. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. Vol. 68.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jir.13166

Westergård, Britt-Evy ; Hopen, Camilla; Lunde, Gerd Hilde (2024). A WEB-BASED RESEARCH COURSE FOR PERSONS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research. Vol. 68.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5484518

Westergård, Britt-Evy ; Hopen, Camilla (2024). THE FACILITATION FOR CO-RESEARCHERS IN INCLUSIVE RESEARCH. 17th World Congress of the International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD). International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IASSIDD).
https://doi.org/10.1111/jir.13166



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