To define the territory and the professional representation is the central task of this article. Emphasis is on Norwegian child welfare practice. Practice is conceiveddoi:10.1177/002087289303600403van WormerK.SAGE PublicationsInternational Social Work...
Understanding Patterns of Substance Abuse Treatment for Women Involved with Child Welfare: The Influence of the Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) The passage of the federal Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA), which calls for timely permanency planning for children placed into state foster ...
One of the strands running through many of these threats is the legal test often used in child welfare proceedings. That test says that actions must be judged against what is in the “best interests of the child.” While that may sound attractive—who, after all, would want to act against...
Exposure to alcohol and illicit substances during pregnancy can have an impact on the child for the rest of his/her life. A Special Child Welfare Clinic (SCWC) in Norway provides care for pregnant women with substance abuse problems. Treatment and support are provided without replacement therapy....
what makes the demonstrations of the Norwegian Resistance Movement more powerful and scary than their limited numbers should entail is that they act in a very disciplined way, almost in military order, with banners and uniforms. Previous Norwegian neo-Nazis have never been able to act like that,...
During the beginning of 2020, COVID-19 rapidly spread around the globe, resulting in a considerable burden on public health and economic welfare of societies [1]. In order to limit the burden of the disease and prevent a collapse of healthcare services, governments early imposed regulations req...
In an editorial entitled “Scientific Pleasures”, the editor of the Star mentioned how some scientific work was done in the seclusion of a laboratory, citing work done by Koch or Pasteur; their motive was clearly the “welfare of mankind.” But there were also scientists-as-adventurers such ...
Norway has both administrative and political subdivisions on two levels: counties and municipalities. The Sámi people have a certain amount of self-determination and influence over traditional territories through the Sámi Parliament and the Finnmark Act. Norway maintains close ties with both the Europea...
The original idea in 1814 was probably to have the Lagting act as an actual upper house, and the senior and more experienced members of the Storting were placed here. Laws are in most cases proposed by the government through a Member of the Council of State, or in some cases by a ...
(Im)mobility and the EverydayBuilding Healthy CommunitiesBuilding the Evidence Base for Innovative and Contextually Sensitive Programs to Prevent and Treat Child Abuse and Neglect and Reduce Child Welfare InvolvementCapacity and Impact of Nonprofits in Rural Communities Addressing Social, Economic, and ...