Marina Snipsøyr Sletten

This article examines the use of a standardized assessment framework (the Kvello Assessment Framework (KF)), and how it guides assessment work, professional discretion and the knowledge base in child welfare practice. The KF is explored as an example of a standardized tool; it is a non-manual based assessment tool commonly used in Norway. The data...

This thesis explores how standardisation in Norwegian child welfare services (CWS) influences CWS professionals and practices. CWS is a complex field, which has been criticised for poor decision-making and for not putting effective measures into place for families in need. CWS practice is also criticised for not being informed by research. As a res...

This article aims to examine how child welfare professionals adapt standardised tools into practice. It focuses on how the professionals apply two commonly used standard tools in Norway and how they make them fit their daily practice. The research question is: How do professionals adapt standardised tools into the practices of the child welfare ser...

This paper examines the relationship between professional work and standardization. There has been an increase in the use of standardized programmes in child welfare services (CWS) in Western society. Some researchers have criticized standardized programmes suggesting that they undermine professionals expertise and threaten their position, whereas...