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Gunhild Regland Farstad

Gunhild Regland Farstad

associate professor

Background

Background in social anthropology and sociology. Teaches social work at BA and MA level, and has experience in supervising students. Teaches especially on topics that include social science perspectives and scientific methods. Has experience in teaching administration, as well as curriculum development. Leads the research group PROBUF: professional practice with children, youth and families. Research fields include parenthood, migration, the paternity quota, fathers' care for young children, as well as professional interaction and preventive measures aimed at parents of young children.

Keywords

  • Family life, parenthood and childcare
  • Paternity quota
  • Parenthood
  • Professional practice
  • Childhood
  • Family policy

Academic profile

Background from social anthropology and sociology. Teaches at faculty of social work and familyt therapy, both at MA and BA level. Supervisor of BA and MA thesis, and are experienced in administrative work related to teaching and developing courses. Have served as program director for four years at the bachelor program of social work. Former leader, now member, of the research group PROCYF: professional pracice working with children, youth and families. Research areas include parenthood, migration, fathers care, and professional collaboration in preventive measures directed at parents with young children.

Fields of expertise

Family policy
Parental guidance
Parenthood
Professional Practice
Familylife, parenting, child-care
Father's quota
Childhood
Child-protection

Scientific publications

2018

Sosiologi i sosialfagene 2018 - Bennedichte C. R. Olsen, Pernille Stornæss Skotte, Gunhild Regland Farstad

Other publications

2026

La oss diskutere de virkelige utfordringene 2026 - Maiken Marie Jordal, Gunhild Regland Farstad

2023

COS-P som hjelpetiltak i barnevernet. Delrapport 5 prosjekt «Virkning av hjelpetiltak i barnevernet» 2023 - Gunhild Regland Farstad, Ellen Syrstad, Inger Oterholm, Veronika Paulsen

2018

Å fare vel gjennom livet 2018 - Bennedichte C. R. Olsen, Åsmund Hermansen, Gunhild Regland Farstad
Det gjør livet litt lettere. Gruppetilbud til foreldre med barn i fosterhjem og barnevernsinstitusjon 2018 - Ingunn Tollisen Ellingsen, Tor Slettebø, Ingunn Studsrød, Gunhild Regland Farstad, Mari Dalen Herland
Det som sosialt skiller seg ut 2018 - Bennedichte C. R. Olsen, Gunhild Regland Farstad, Pernille Stornæss Skotte
Early prevention of couples conflicts and brake up 2018 ESFR 9th conference - Gunhild Regland Farstad, Mari Dalen Herland
Early prevention of couples’ conflicts and brake-up: Interdisciplinary cooperation between child health centres and family counselling services in Norway 2018 ESFR 9th conference - Gunhild Regland Farstad, Mari Dalen Herland
Perspektiver på familien 2018 - Gunhild Regland Farstad
Sosiologien- en integrert del av sosialfagene 2018 - Bennedichte C. R. Olsen, Pernille Stornæss Skotte, Gunhild Regland Farstad
Styrket og tidligere tilbud til småbarnsforeldre. Systematisk samarbeid mellom helsestasjon og familievernkontor. Evaluering av Tiltak 26 i «En god barndom varer livet ut». Tiltaksplan for å bekjempe vold og seksuelle overgrep mot barn og ungdom (2014-2017) 2018 - Elisabeth Brodtkorb, Nicoletta Businaro, Gunhild Regland Farstad, Kari Glavin, Mari Dalen Herland, Nanna Voldner

2015

Involvert farskap på Island 2015 Faglig seminar - Gunhild Regland Farstad, Kari Stefansen
Kritisk til ukritisk pappapermforskning 2015 - Gunhild Regland Farstad, Kari Stefansen
Pappaperm ikke eneste vei til likestilling 2015 - Gunhild Regland Farstad, Kari Stefansen

2011

Ansvarsfordeling til barns beste? Barn og unge med funksjonsnedsettelser i barnevernet 2011 - Tonje Gundersen, Gunhild Regland Farstad, Anne Solberg
Barn og unge med funksjonsnedsettelser i barnevernet 2011 Forumet for barnekonvensjonen - Tonje Gundersen, Gunhild Regland Farstad
Bridging the childcare gap. Gendered packaging strategies and the vision of gender equal parenthood 2011 Community Work and Family. IV International conference - Gunhild Regland Farstad
Gendered care strategies during the Icelandic recession 2011 Crisis and Renewal; welfare state, democracy and equality in hard times. - Gunhild Regland Farstad
Når omsorgsgapet skal dekkes. Islandske foreldres kjønnede omsorgsstrategier 2011 Avsluttningskonferanse for prosjektet "Barns omsorgskarrierer opp til tre års alder". - Gunhild Regland Farstad
Når omsorgsgapet skal dekkes. Islandske foreldres omsorgsstrategier 2011 Sosiologiforeningens Vinterseminar - Gunhild Regland Farstad