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Department of Social Work, Child Welfare and Social Policy

The department educates social workers and child welfare workers.

The department in numbers

Students (2022)
1410
Employees
90
Bachelor's programmes
2
Master's programmes
2

We offer a master's programme and a range of continuing education courses within social work. The department is engaged in both national and international collaborative research projects, and also offers a PhD programme in social work and social policy.

Master's programme in English

PhD programme

Academic units

Publications

Publications by the Department of social work, child welfare and social Policyin Cristin database (cristin.no)

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    A developer with a VR headset looking at a child avatar on a computer screen.
    Using AI to improve investigative interviews with children

    Researchers and experts in the field of interviewing children are using artificial intelligence to develop new training methods for the police and the Child Welfare Services.

    A small robot sits on a desk in class in a primary school.
    This robot can help children with health challenges out of isolation

    Even when the pandemic has been brought under control, many children will be unable to attend school for various reasons. Can robots help improve their school experience?

    En eldre mann sitter ved et spisebord og ser inn i en dataskjerm.
    Why is it so challenging to distribute COVID-19 information to the elderly in Norway?

    People consume information in different ways. Catering to the needs and habits of the majority when conveying information can amount to discrimination against other groups—including the elderly.

    P.O. Box 4, St. Olavs plass
    NO-0130 Oslo
    Norway
    Tel.: +47 67 23 50 00
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