Kompetanseområder
Kunnskapsbasert praksis, barnevern, tiltaksforskning, omsorgsbetingelsers betydning for unges helse og utvikling, atferdsproblemer blant unge, tiltak for utsatte barn og familier, tiltak for familier med minoritetsetnisk bakgrunn.
Forskningsprosjekter
- Supported Parenting Intervention for Refugees and Ethnic Minorities
- Forebygging av seksuell trakassering i ungdomskolen
Effektevaluering av "Stopp seksuell trakassering" - Norce (norceresearch.no)
- BARNFY.
Skal gjennomgå 25 år med barnevernssaker | Det juridiske fakultet | UiB
- Ung i Koronatiden
Bergen i Endring COVID19 studien - BiE studien | Institutt for global helse og samfunnsmedisin | UiB
- Enabling parents of children with autism spectrum disorders – a randomized controlled study of parenting programs (ENACT)
Råd og utvalg
- Kunnskapsdepartementet, programgruppene for utarbeidelse av nasjonale faglige retningslinjer for helse og sosial utdanningene (RETHOS). Bachelor i barnevern.
RETHOS: Programgruppen for masterutdanning i barnevern - regjeringen.no
Forskrift om nasjonal retningslinje for barnevernspedagogutdanning - Lovdata
Publikasjoner
Bjørknes, R., Hukkelberg, S., Taraldsen, K., & Høstmælingen, A. T. (2024). Does Multisystemic Therapy Change Criminogenic Risk Factors? A 10-Year Study Among Norwegian Youths With and Without Offenses. Crime & Delinquency, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/00111287241287134
Brunborg, G.S., Bjørknes, R. & Bang, L. (2024). Personal Barriers to Reporting Child Maltreatment Among Early Childhood Education and Care Professionals. International Journal on Child Maltreatment: Research, Policy and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42448-023-00190-9
Lehmann, S., Skogen, J.C., Sandal, G.M., Bjørknes, R., Haug, E., Fadnes, L.T., Mæland, S., & Mowat Haugland, B.S. (2024) Stress and coping strategies among youth during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based cohort study. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 29:1, DOI: 10.1080/02673843.2024.2331593
Bjørknes, R., & Kvello, Ø. (2023). Et barnevern rustet for et mangfoldig samfunn. In: Moe, T. & Kvello Ø. (red). Barnevernledelse for framtiden. Fagbokforlaget; 2023. p. 343-70. fagbokforlaget.no/Barnevernledelse-for-framtiden/I9788245046076
Slaatten, H., Haugland, B. S. M., Bjørknes, R., Fyhn, T., Tveito, T. H., Poteat, V. P., & Breivik, K. (2023). Stop Sexual Harassment: A study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial in secondary schools in Norway. Frontiers in Public Health, Sec. Public Health Education and Promotion, Volume 10 - 2022. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.1051983
Rørvik, J., Eiane, J., Bjørknes, R., & Hollekim, R. (2023). Krøll på linja! Minoritetsforeldres erfaringer med telefontolking i barnevernet. Tidsskriftet Norges Barnevern, Vol.100, Iss.1, s. 4-19. https://doi.org/10.18261/tnb.100.1.2
Bjørknes, R., Skogen, J. C., Nærde, A., Sandal, G. M., Haug, E., Mæland, S., Fadnes, L. T., & Lehmann, S. (2022). Parental stress during the COVID-19 pandemic: A one-year follow-up. PLoS ONE 17(12): e0276190. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276190
Jensen, M., Askeland, I. R., & Bjørknes, R. (2022). Interrater reliability and experiences of Assessment, Intervention, and Moving-on 3 Assessment Model in a multidisciplinary Norwegian sample. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1019739
Slaatten, H., Haugland, B. S., Bjørknes, R., Fyhn, T., Tveito, T. H., Poteat, P., & Breivik, K. (2022). Stop Sexual Harassment: a study protocol for a cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in secondary schools in Norway. Frontiers in Public Health. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1051983
Lehmann, S., Skogen J. C, Sandal. G., Haug E., & Bjørknes, R. (2022). Emerging mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic among presumably resilient youth? -a 9-month follow-up. BMC Psychiatry, 22, 67https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-021-03650-z
Haug, E., Mæland, S., Lehmann, S., Bjørknes, R., Fadnes, L., Sandal, G., & Skogen, J. (2022). Increased Gaming During COVID-19 Predicts Physical Inactivity Among Youth in Norway—A Two-Wave Longitudinal Cohort Study. Frontiers in Public Health, 10, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2022.812932
Bjørknes, R., Sandal, G. M., Mæland, S., Haug., E., & Lehmann, S. (2021). “We are unlikely to return to the same world, and I do not want it to destroy my future.” Young people’s worries through the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Child & Family Social Work, https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12878
Bjørknes, R., Eng., H., & Koposov, R. A. (2021). Kunnskapsoppsummering og klassifisering av tiltaket Kjærlighet og grenser (3. utg.) Ungsinn. Tidsskrift for virksomme tiltak for barn og unge, 1(1). http://www.ungsinn.no
Patras J., Saus, M., Douglas M., Bjørknes, R., Gammelsæter, S., Rasmussen, L., Halvorsen, T., Haug, I Risholm, R., Øktedalen, T., Jakobsen R., & Neumer, S. (2021). Parenting interventions for families with refugee backgrounds: A randomized factorial, mixed-methods design study protocol. Trials, 22, 790. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05766-9
Bjørknes, R., & Ortiz-Barreda, G. (2021). Are the voices of parents heard? A scoping review of satisfaction in parenting programs. Evaluation and Program Planning. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/01497189
Lehmann, S., Skogen, J. C., Haug, E., Mæland, S., Fadnes, L. T., Sandal, G. M., Hysing, M., & Bjørknes, R. (2021).Perceived consequences and worries among youth in Norway during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 11. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org10.1177/1403494821993714
Mæland, S., Bjørknes, R., Lehmann, S., Sandal, G. M., Hazell, W., Rabben Å, K., Vedaa, Ø., Skogen, J. C., & Fadnes, L. T. (2021). How the Norwegian population was affected by non-pharmaceutical interventions during the first six weeks of the COVID-19 lockdown. Scand J Public Health,https://doi.org/10.1177/14034948211027817
Langedal, S. S., & Bjørknes, R. (2020). Forsvarleg bruk av telefontolking i barnevernet? En studie av barnevernsarbeidarar og tolkar sine erfaringar [Faglig foredrag]. Tidsskriftet Norges Barnevern. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org10.18261/ISSN.1891-1838-2020-01-05
Larsen, M. H., Baste, V., Bjørknes, R., Breivik, K., Myrvold, T., & Lehmann, S. (2020). Foster parents' experiences of using child mental health and welfare services in Norway: Associations with youth, placement, and service characteristics. Child & Family Social Work, 1-11. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org10.1111/cfs.12773
Solholm, R., Bjørknes, R., & Jakobsen, R. (2019). Change in Mothers’ Perception of Well-being and Distress following Treatment of Child Conduct Problems. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 28(4), 1059-1070. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org10.1007/s10826-019-01341-8
Bjørknes, R., Iversen, A. C., Åstrøm, A. N., & Brattabø, I. V. (2018). Why are they reluctant to report? A study of the barriers to reporting to child welfare services among public dental healthcare personnel Health and Social Care in the community, 1-9. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org10.1111/hsc.12703
Bjørknes, R., & Koposov, R. A. (2018). Kunnskapsoppsummering og klassifisering av tiltaket Kjærlighet og grenser (2. utg.) Ungsinn. Tidsskrift for virksomme tiltak for barn og unge, 1(1). http://www.ungsinn.no
Larsen, M. H., Baste, V., Bjørknes, R., Myrvold, T., & Lehmann, S. (2018). Services according to mental health needs for youth in foster care? - A multi-informant study. Bmc Health Services Research, 18(634).https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org10.1186/s12913-018-3365-6
Johnsen, A., Bjørknes, R., Iversen, A. C., & Sandbæk, M. (2018). School competence among adolescents in low-income families: does parenting style matter? [Faglig foredrag]. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 27(7), 2285-2294. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org10.1007/s10826-018-1051-2
Brattabø, I. V., Bjørknes, R., Breivik, K., & Åstrøm, A. N. (2019). Explaining the intention of dental health personnel to report suspected child maltreatment using a reasoned action approach Bmc Health Services Research, 19, 14. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org10.1186/s12913-019-4330-8
Brattabø, I. V., Bjørknes, R., & Åstrøm, A. N. (2018). Resons for reporting suspicion of child maltreatment and responses from the child welfare- a cross sectional study of Norwegian Public dental health care personnel [Faglig foredrag]. Bmc Oral Health, 18(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org10.1186/s12903-018-0490-x
Brattabø, I. V., Iversen, A. C., Åstrøm, A. N., & Bjørknes, R. (2016). Experience with suspecting child maltreatment in the Norwegian public dental health services, a national survey. Acta Odontologica Scandinavica, 74(8), 626-632. https://doi.org/10.1080/00016357.2016.1230228
Bjørknes, R., Larsen, M. H., Ottemöller, F. P., & Kjøbli, J. (2015). Exploring mental distress among immigrant mothers participating in parent training [Faglig foredrag]. Children and Youth Services Review, 51, 10-17. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.01.018
Fylkesnes, M. K., Iversen, A. C., Bjørknes, R., & Nygren, L. (2015). Frykten for barnevernet. En undersøkelse av etniske minoritetsforeldres oppfatninger [Faglig foredrag]. Tidsskriftet Norges Barnevern, 92(2), 80-96. http://www.idunn.no/tnb
Staer, T., & Bjørknes, R. (2015). Ethnic disproportionality in the child welfare system: A Norwegian national cohort study [Faglig foredrag]. Children and Youth Services Review, 56, 26-32. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org10.1016/j.childyouth.2015.06.008
Næss, L., Brattabø, I., & Bjørknes, R. (2014). Tannhelsepersonellets rolle for å oppdage barn utsatt for mishandling eller omsorgssvikt. Tidene, (11), 28-31.
Bjørknes, R., & Manger, T. (2013). Can Parent Training Alter Parent Practice and Reduce Conduct Problems in Ethnic Minority Children? A Randomized Controlled Trial Prevention Science, 14(1), 52-63. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org10.1007/s11121-012-0299-9
Bjørknes, R., Kjøbli, J., Manger, T., & Jakobsen, R. (2012). Parent Training Among Ethnic Minorities: Parenting Practices as Mediators of Change in Child Conduct Problems Family Relations, 61(1), 101-114. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org10.1111/j.1741-3729.2011.00683.x
Kjøbli, J., Bjørknes, R., & Askeland, E. (2012). Adherence to Brief Parent Training as a Predictor of Parent and Child Outcomes in Real-World Settings Journal of Children's Services, 7(3), 165-177. https://doi.org/http://dx.doi.org10.1108/17466661211261352
Bjørknes, R., Jakobsen, R., & Nærde, A., (2011). Recruiting ethnic minority groups to evidence-based parent training. Who will come and how?, Children and Youth Services Review, 33(2), 351-357. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.09.019