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Jeanette Olsson

Affiliated Researcher

Department of Social Work
Mail
jeanette.olsson@socwork.gu.se
Visiting address
Sprängkullsgatan 25
41123 Göteborg
Postal address
Box 720
40530 Göteborg

About Jeanette Olsson

I am a researcher at FoU i Väst, the research and development unit of the Gothenburg Region, and an affiliated researcher at the Department of Social Work. I completed my PhD in Social Work in 2017 and hold a Master’s degree in Public Health. I have extensive experience in social work in Sweden, as well as international experience from working with the United Nations and non-governmental organisations, with a focus on public health child protection and children’s rights.

My research is practice-oriented and focuses on child welfare, children’s and young people’s living conditions, participation and health, as well as working methods and knowledge development within child welfare services. I work closely with municipalities, civil society and other stakeholders, often with a focus on systematic follow-up, analysis and practice-based learning.

My current work examines how social services’ work with children, young people and families can be developed, including evaluations of assessment and practice approaches, long-term follow-up of early parenting support, aftercare for care leavers, and studies of economic vulnerability.

Keywords: Child welfare; children’s and young people’s health and living conditions; children’s participation; parenting support; aftercare for care leavers; applied research; international social work.