University of Gothenburg
  2. About
  3. Find staff
  4. Jeanette Olsson

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.

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.