Inger Oterholm

professor

Contact
- E-mail:
- Phone:
  22451966
- Mobile:
  90654688
Place
- Campus:
  Oslo
- Address:
  Diakonveien 14, 0370 Oslo

Background

Social worker with a master's degree in social work and a Ph.D. in professional studies. Has teaching and supervision experience from bachelor's, continuing education, master's and Ph.D. within social work and professional practice, especially related to the child welfare field. Has worked with various research and practice development projects related to the child welfare field. Is the study leader for master's and continuing education programs in social work.

Fields of expertise

Professional knowledge
Practice research
NAV
Organization
Child welfare

Scientific publications

2026

Young People Transitioning from Out-of-home Care in Sweden, Norway and Australia: Comparison of the Enablers and Barriers 2026 The International Journal of Community and Social Development - Philip Mendes, Jeanette Olsson, Ingrid Höjer, Inger Oterholm

2025

Supported Transitions in Public Care: A Case Study from a Norwegian Child Welfare Context 2025 Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal - Inger-Lise Negård, Inger Oterholm, Oddbjørg Skjær Ulvik

Norway Leaving Care around the World 2025 - Inger Oterholm, Ingri Hanne Brænne Bennwik

Young people with child welfare measures who commit criminal acts: different services and different institutional logics Children, young people and enforcement of sentences 2025 - Inger Oterholm

Disabled Youth Transitioning from Care: An International Policy Analysis 2025 Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal - Berni Kelly, Gilbert Gimm, Inger Oterholm, Jemma Venables, Claire Baker, Ingri Hanne Brænne Bennwik, Kathy Ellem, JoAnn S. Lee, Leah P. Cheatham

Foster Carers’ Perspective on Financial Issues When Young People Leave Care 2025 Social Inclusion - Ingrid Höjer, Inger Oterholm

Foster Care and Aftercare – Collaboration and Negotiation with Child Welfare Services 2025 Nordic Welfare Research - Inger Oterholm, Ingrid Höjer

‘Community of care’ – Contributions to sustainable care within an arrangement combining residential and foster care 2025 Adoption & Fostering : The Quarterly Journal of British Agencies for Adoption & Fostering - Inger-Lise Negård, Inger Oterholm, Oddbjørg Skjær Ulvik

Extending the period of aftercare: Effects on children with experience from child welfare services. 2025 The British Journal of Social Work - Nina Drange, Inger Oterholm

2024

Social Network Enhancement: Bridging and Bonding the Social Networks of Child Welfare Involved Youth 2024 Child & Family Social Work - Idun Holgersen Økland, Inger Oterholm, Eavan Brady

2023

Decisions regarding aftercare Decisions in child welfare 2nd edition 2023 - Inger Oterholm

Foster carers’ views of the transition from foster care to adulthood for young people with mental health problems form a life-course perspective 2023 Nordic Social Work Research - Ingrid Höjer, Inger Oterholm

Decisions regarding aftercare Decisions in child welfare 2nd edition 2023 - Inger Oterholm

When young people age out of care: Foster care in a life course and network perspective 2023 Child & Family Social Work - Inger Oterholm, Ingrid Höjer

Conclusion: Going Over the Edge Living on the Edge - Innovative Research on Leaving Care and Transitions to Adulthood 2023 - Adrian Van Breda, Veronika Paulsen, Inger Oterholm, Samuel Keller

Institutional ethnography: linking the individual and the institutional in care-leaving research Living on the Edge - Innovative Research on Leaving Care and Transitions to Adulthood 2023 - Ingri-Hanne Brænne Bennwik, Inger Oterholm

How do child welfare employees advise parents? An analysis of counseling in the support measure "advice and guidance" 2023 Tidsskriftet Norges Barnevern - Lene Gunhild Østby, Jennifer Gerwing, Inger Oterholm

Introduction: Moving towards the edge Living on the Edge - Innovative Research on Leaving Care and Transitions to Adulthood 2023 - Samuel Keller, Inger Oterholm, Veronika Paulsen, Adrian van Breda

Discretion in welfare organizations Social Work - A basic book (2nd edition) 2023 - Inger Oterholm

Living on the Edge - Innovative Research on Leaving Care and Transitions to Adulthood 2023 - Samuel Keller, Inger Oterholm, Veronika Paulsen, Adrian Van Breda

2022

Strengthening supportive networks for care leavers: A scoping review of social support interventions in child welfare services 2022 Children and Youth Services Review - Idun Holgersen Økland, Inger Oterholm

'Disability is not a word we use': Social workers' professional judgements about support for disabled young people leaving care 2022 Child & Family Social Work - Ingri-Hanne Brænne Bennwik, Inger Oterholm, Berni Kelly

2021

Therapist experiences with family councils in cases with high levels of conflict in child welfare 2021 Focus on the family/ Nordic journal for family and relationship work - Astrid Kleppe Flacke, Inger Oterholm

Aftercare support in Norway - Barriers to support? 2021 Social Work & Society - Inger Oterholm

2020

Supporting transitions to adulthood for youth leaving care: Consensus-based principles 2020 Children and Youth Services Review - Harder Annemiek T., Varda Mann-Feder, Inger Oterholm, Tehila Refaeli

You and me and all of us: The significance of belonging in a continual community of children in long-term care in Norway 2020 Children and Youth Services Review - Inger-Lise Negård, Oddbjørg Skjær Ulvik, Inger Oterholm

Policy values related to support for care leavers with disabilities 2020 European Journal of Social Work - Ingri-Hanne Brænne Bennwik, Inger Oterholm

2018

Limitations of aftercare 2018 Nordic Social Work Research - Inger Oterholm

Child welfare and Nav: different institutional logics 2018 Fontene research - Inger Oterholm

Young people and social workers’ experience of differences between child welfare services and social services 2018 Nordic Social Work Research - Inger Oterholm, Veronika Paulsen

2015

The organization's importance for social workers' assessments 2015 - Inger Oterholm

2009

Online critical reflection in social work education 2009 European Journal of Social Work - Inger Oterholm

Skills development in child welfare Qualifying for work in child welfare through practice-based and research-based education 2009 NOU - Norway's public investigations - Edvard Befring, Turid Suzanne Berg-Nielsen, Trude Haugli, Tor-Johan Ekeland, Inger Jacobsen, Inger Oterholm, Olaf Jensen, Eva Thomsen

Online critical reflection in social work education 2009 European Journal of Social Work - Inger Oterholm

How do the child welfare services in Norway work with young people leaving care? 2009 Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies - Inger Oterholm

2008

Child welfare services' work with aftercare Research knowledge about aftercare. NOVA Report 17/2008 2008 - Inger Oterholm

2006

Attitudes towards child welfare? Can this be worked with online? An example of online role-playing From experience to knowledge - Some lessons from development projects 2005 2006 - Inger Oterholm

Attitudes towards child welfare - can this be addressed online? An example of online role-playing. From experience to knowledge - Some lessons learned from development projects 2005-2006 - Inger Oterholm

2005

Critical reflection on the web NVU conference 2005 : culture for e-learning : Levanger, 14-15 March 2005 2005 - Inger Oterholm

2003

Online role-playing as a communication assignment in social work education? 2003 Uniped - Journal of University and College Pedagogy - Inger Oterholm

Participation and decisions in child welfare 2003 Nordic social work - Inger Oterholm

Other publications

2025

Child welfare services' responsibility and power when meeting children and families 2025 Tidsskriftet Norges Barnevern - Tone Jørgensen, Inger Oterholm

The significance of knowledge dissemination in Norwegian 2025 The Norwegian Child Welfare Journal - Tone Jørgensen, Inger Oterholm

Researcher Breakfast Child Welfare and Assistance Measures 2025 Researcher Breakfast - Inger Oterholm

Foster care – when young people are in the process of leaving care – collaboration with Child Welfare Services 2025 EUSARF conference - Inger Oterholm, Ingrid Höjer

Foster Care and Aftercare 2025 Foster Home Contact: Journal of Foster Care Work - Inger Oterholm

Leather 2025 The Norwegian Journal of Child Welfare - Tone Jørgensen, Inger Oterholm

Sustainable relations for care leavers – focusing on family relations for youth aging out of care – project in the making 2025 Nordic conference aftercare research network - Inger Oterholm

Development and significance of aftercare 2025 Aftercare Conference - Inger Oterholm

2024

Aftercare and care leavers in contact with correctional services 2024 Nordic conference - Inger Oterholm

Working with Investigation Reports and Justifications 2024 Professional Development Day Bærum Child Welfare Service - Inger Therese Øvrum, Inger Oterholm

Families in child welfare must receive comprehensive assistance 2024 - Veronika Paulsen, Inger Oterholm

Forskningssirkel Nedre Romerike - VID - launching resource handbook 2024 Launch seminar - Inger Oterholm, Astrid Kleppe Flacke

Comprehensive understanding of support measures Final report in the project “Effect of child welfare support measures” 2024 - Veronika Paulsen, Inger Oterholm

Journal 2024 The Norwegian Journal of Child Welfare - Tone Jørgensen, Inger Oterholm

Opportunity for learning between working life and education for social work students 2024 Learning about learning - Janne Kristin Tangen, Inger Oterholm

We want to build knowledge in the child welfare field 2024 Journal of the Norwegian Child Welfare System - Tone Jørgensen, Inger Oterholm

Assessments and documentation in investigation and intervention work 2024 Professional Day Nord Aurdal child welfare service - Inger Therese Øvrum, Inger Oterholm

2023

100-Year Anniversary and New Child Welfare Act 2023 – The Norwegian Journal of Child Welfare - Inger Oterholm, Elisiv Bakketeig

COS-P as a support measure in child welfare. Interim report 5, project "Effect of support measures in child welfare" 2023 - Gunhild Regland Farstad, Ellen Syrstad, Inger Oterholm, Veronika Paulsen

Extending the period of aftercare: Effects on children with experience from Child welfare services 2023 Workshop - Nina Drange, Inger Oterholm

Family relations between foster carers and young people leaving care in a life course perspective 2023 Workshop, Relationality in everyday personal life - Inger Oterholm, Ingrid Höjer

Support measures focusing on network meetings 2023 Inspiration gathering, dialogic practice and network meetings - Inger Oterholm

Living on the Edge: Institutional ethnography - Linking the individual and the institutional in care-leaving research 2023 EUSARF 2023 - Ingri-Hanne Brænne Bennwik, Inger Oterholm

Network Mobilisation - Family and Network-Oriented Measures 2023 Seminar - Inger Oterholm

Network Mobilization 2023 Seminar - Inger Oterholm

Networking meetings in child welfare 2023 Norwegian child welfare congress - Inger Oterholm

Time for reflection 2023 Journal of Norwegian Child Welfare - Elisiv Bakketeig, Inger Oterholm

2022

Children, youth and families in child welfare - A longitudinal register study. Sub-project 2: How are the children doing? 2022 - Nina Eirin Drange, Øystein Marianssønn Hernæs, Simen Markussen, Inger Oterholm, Oddbjørn Raaum, Tor Slettebø

Foster parents and aftercare 2022 Nordic network aftercare conference - Inger Oterholm, Ingrid Höjer

Complexity and knowledge base 2022 Tidsskriftet Norges Barnevern - Inger Oterholm, Elisiv Bakketeig

New child welfare reform - important to learn from history 2022 Tidsskriftet Norges Barnevern - Inger Oterholm, Elisiv Bakketeig

2021

"Law in books" is not necessarily "law in practice" 2021 Tidsskriftet Norges Barnevern - Inger Oterholm, Elisiv Bakketeig

New editors and shared editorship 2021 Journal of the Norwegian Child Welfare System - Inger Oterholm, Elisiv Bakketeig

Mandatory support measures in child welfare: Interim report 1: Effect of child welfare support measures 2021 - Veronika Paulsen, Kristin Ytreland, Inger Oterholm

Report Subproject 1: Descriptive analyses – Children and families in child welfare 2021 - Øystein Marianssønn Hernæs, Nina Eirin Drange, Simen Markussen, Oddbjørn Raaum, Inger Oterholm, Tor Slettebø

2019

About child welfare services with special emphasis on aftercare 2019 Seminar for Finnish journalists - Inger Oterholm

The role of child welfare and NAV in the follow-up of young people with child welfare backgrounds in the transition to adulthood. 2019 Seminar Bergen municipality - Inger Oterholm

The role of child welfare services and the Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration (NAV) in the follow-up of young people with child welfare backgrounds in the transition to adulthood. 2019 Seminar Bergen municipality - Inger Oterholm

Art and creativity in the child welfare field - what and why? 2019 Tidsskriftet Norges Barnevern - Reidun Follesø, Elisiv Bakketeig, Ingrid Blindheim, Øivin Christiansen, Viggo Krüger, Inger Oterholm

Norwegian National plan for in-home services (assistance measures) including aftercare. What is important in an aftercare model? 2019 Seminar Nordic aftercare network - Inger Oterholm

The Norwegian child welfare system and other services supporting children and families 2019 Seminar research group PROBUF - Inger Oterholm

2018

Care leavers between child and adult services - Perspectives from social workers - Norway- Young peoples experiences - Sweden 2018 Symposium: Challenges and benefits when comparing leaving care studies – 3 international tandems on 3 dimensions of social networks - Inger Oterholm, Mattias Bengtson

Finally, aftercare for child welfare children? 2018 - Elisabeth Backe-Hansen, Inger Oterholm, Veronika Paulsen, Jan Storø

Leaving care research: Ethical challenges and future needs Ethical dilemmas in presenting research about care leavers 2018 Symposium, European Scientific Association on Residential & Family Care for Children and Adolescents 2018 - Inger Oterholm

Between child welfare and NAV – young people with child welfare backgrounds in the transition to adulthood 2018 Presentation Norwegian Board of Health Supervision - Inger Oterholm

Parliament must grant the right to aftercare Do politicians think that 18-year-olds with child welfare measures are more adult than other 18-year-olds? 2018 - Inger Oterholm

Education policy - challenges and opportunities 2018 - Arne Backer Grønningsæter, Karl Elling Ellingsen, Alicja Olkowska, Inger Oterholm, Helene Harby