Ann-Sofie Bergman

Ann-Sofie Bergman is an Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer at the Department of Social Work, Stockholm University. She specializes in social work with children, young carers, domestic violence, and foster care systems. Her research focuses on child welfare practices, including foster care matching processes, stability for children in care, and the impact of parental disabilities on family dynamics.

Her work emphasizes child-centered approaches in social services, advocating for children's participation in decision-making processes. She has contributed to studies on privatization trends in child protection investigations and the consequences of reduced personal assistance for disabled parents.

Bergman is affiliated with research groups on psychosocial work and domestic violence. Notable projects include analyses of foster care stability factors and the implementation of supported visitation programs in cases of family violence.