Care in Social Work with Children and Families (PDF)

Maria Appel Nissen (b. 1971) is PhD in Sociology and Professor of Social Work at the Department of Sociology and Social Work, Aalborg University. She has over 20 years of experience in research on social work with children and families with a particular interest in knowledge, power, conflicts and the possibility of a holistic view on social problems and human beings. Before that she was an independent consultant conducting evaluations of social work with vulnerable children, young people and families (1997-2001). She is the head of the research group Shaping Concepts, Practices, and Advances in Social Work (SCOPAS) and of the Bachelor of Social Work at Aalborg University, and has many years of experience in teaching and supervising social workers at all levels.

Mie Engen (b. 1975) is PhD in Sociology and Social Work and Associate Professor of Social Work at the Department of Sociology and Social Work, Aalborg University. She works with both qualitative and quantitative methods, is specialised in ethnographic field studies and particularly interested in care in professional social work, social work practices with vulnerable children and families and their connections with social policy and broader societal developments. She is head of the Master's in Vulnerable Children and Young People, Professional Management (adult/continuing higher education) at Aalborg University, coordinator of the Bachelor of Social Work and has many years of experience in teaching social workers.