Heidi Aarum Hansen

Heidi Aarum Hansen is an Associate Professor at the Department of Welfare, Management and Organisation, Oslo Metropolitan University. She holds a PhD in Social Work with extensive practical experience in child welfare. Her research focuses on child welfare practices, digitalization challenges, children’s rights, and social media’s impact on social work.

Education: PhD in Social Work. Research interests include competence development in child welfare, digital transformation of welfare services, and methods for teaching practical social work. Current projects explore how children's social media usage challenges traditional social work practices.

Key research areas span child welfare policy analysis, family contact preservation strategies, and judicial decision-making processes involving children. Her work emphasizes ethical considerations in digital age practices and improving communication in high-conflict cases.

Affiliated with the Social Work Research Group and Psychosocial Work Research Group. Active in publishing Nordic Social Work Research and Children and Youth Services Review. No awards explicitly listed, though her work demonstrates significant contributions to child welfare scholarship.

Teaches courses related to child welfare practice and digitalization impacts. Advising activities not detailed here. Research focuses on developing practical frameworks for integrating digital tools while maintaining ethical standards in social work.