Sissel Neverdal

Sissel Neverdal is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Sociology and Social Work at the University of Agder (UiA). Her work focuses on enhancing accountability and reflective practice in child protection services through innovative pedagogical approaches.

• Current position: Senior Lecturer in Social Work
• Department: Sociology and Social Work
• Email: sissel.neverdal@uia.no
• Office: H3011, Kristiansand, Norway

Research Interests:

• Child welfare accountability systems
• Student-active learning methodologies
• Universal preventive responsibilities
• Discretion in social services
• Early childhood protection mechanisms
• Interagency collaboration barriers

Publications demonstrate consistent focus on improving child protection through educational innovation, examining mandatory reporting dynamics, and analyzing preventive frameworks. She has also explored unconventional methods like equine-assisted social work education.

Research Group: Childhood and Society