Bjørg Midtskogen

Bjørg Midtskogen is an Associate Professor at the University of Inland Norway, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, specifically within the Section for Child Welfare, Social Work and Protective Care at the Lillehammer campus. She has extensive professional experience across child welfare systems, kindergarten, and educational psychological counseling services.

Her research interests focus on child and family assessment practices, with particular expertise in Marte Meo guidance methodology, foster home follow-up systems, and professional development within child welfare institutions. Midtskogen's work emphasizes the child's perspective in assessment processes and interdisciplinary cooperation approaches.

Her publications demonstrate a clear focus on mapping practices in early childhood education and their implications for child protection, with her most recent 2023 publication examining quality and legitimacy in ECEC mapping. Her research bridges practical intervention work with theoretical frameworks in social work and child welfare.

As an educator, Midtskogen teaches in both Bachelor's and Master's programs in Child Welfare, bringing her substantial field experience to academic instruction.

• Extensive background in child welfare systems
• Expertise in assessment methodologies
• Specialized knowledge in Marte Meo guidance
• Focus on interdisciplinary professional cooperation

Her professional development activities include work in social network approaches, ethnicity considerations in child welfare, and organizational psychology applications within social service contexts. Midtskogen maintains active engagement between academic work and practical child welfare applications through her dual expertise in both research and field practice.