Child Welfare and the Significance of Family

Grethe Netland is a philosopher, appointed as an associate professor at Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences (INN) where she primarily works with research ethics. In addition, professional ethics and human rights are among Netland’s areas of interest and among the topics that feature in her publications. Her work experience includes a period as Head of Department at the Department of Social Work and Guidance at INN.

Halvor Nordby is a professor at the Department of Social Work and Guidance at Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences (INN) and holds a part-time position at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Oslo. He graduated with a DPhil in Philosophy from the University of Oxford in 2000. His teaching and research interests are communication, ethics and management in various forms of health and social work. At INN, he is affiliated with the PhD programme Health and Welfare, as well as master’s and bachelor’s programmes in social work and child welfare.

Astrid Halsa has a PhD in sociology and is an associate professor at Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences (INN), Department of Social Work and Guidance. She works as an educator for master students in social work and child welfare. Her research interests include child protection, family life, childhood studies and children’s and parents’ perspectives in handling different kinds of family troubles, and her publications reflect these interests.