Gunilla Johansson

Gunilla Johansson serves as an Assistant Professor at Oslo Metropolitan University (OsloMet), affiliated with the Centre for Senior Citizen Staff. Her work centers on professional qualification and practice in child welfare and social work, with significant focus on NAV (Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration) contexts and university-clinic integration models.

Her research explores the critical intersection of theory and practice in social work, emphasizing authentic learning environments, professional competence development, and NAV collaboration. Key themes include value-fact dichotomies in decision-making, work inclusion policies, school-based social services, and epistemological foundations of social work knowledge.

Publications from 2008-2014 reveal consistent investigation into practice-based education models, particularly through university clinics embedded in NAV services. Her work demonstrates how field placements near service users enhance student engagement and professional identity formation while addressing systemic challenges in welfare service delivery.

No scientific awards are documented in available sources.

Information regarding student supervision or research grants remains unavailable in current records. Her academic contributions primarily manifest through institutional research groups and practice-development initiatives rather than formal grant-funded projects.

Johansson co-developed the Sagene Practice Center as a learning arena and contributed to NAV-integrated university clinics. Her work with research groups like FORSA-Norge and FORSA-Norden highlights collaborative efforts in advancing social work research methodologies and Nordic welfare service frameworks.