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Maria Kjellgren

0000-0001-8581-6241

Contact

maria.kjellgren@umu.se

+46 90 786 90 42

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Associate professor at Department of Social Work

Samhällsvetarhuset, plan 5, Biblioteksgränd 4 Umeå universitet, 901 87 Umeå

Affiliated as associate professor at Unit of Police Work

Polisutbildningshuset, Humanioragränd 3 Umeå universitet, 907 36 Umeå

I am an authorized social worker (MSc social work), Licensed psychotherapist, Licensed Healthcare Counselor, Supervisor and teacher of psychotherapy and PhD in social work.

The topic of my thesis were school social worker´s individual counseling practice with children in Swedish elementary school.

Skolkuratorns samtalspraktik: en studie om individuella samtal med barn i den svenska grundskolan

Studier i socialt arbete vid Umeå universitet : avhandlings- och skriftserie, 101

Kjellgren, Maria

The counselling practice of school social workers in Swedish elementary schools. A focus group study

Nordic Social Work Research, Routledge 2024, Vol. 14, (1) : 18-31

Kjellgren, Maria; Lilliehorn, Sara; Markström, Urban

Adolescents’ perspectives on SSWs’ counselling practice in Swedish elementary schools: "plumb the depths and navigate to shore"

Journal of Children's Services, Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2024, Vol. 19, (1) : 20-37

Kjellgren, Maria; Lilliehorn, Sara; Markström, Urban

School social work in sweden: Who are the children in counselling, and what support are they offered? a protocol study about individual counselling in elementary schools

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

Kjellgren, Maria; Lilliehorn, Sara; Markström, Urban