Silja Berg Kårstad

Silja Berg Kårstad is an Associate Professor at the Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare, affiliated with the Department of Mental Health under the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). She specializes in child and youth mental health, focusing on emotion understanding, parent-infant interactions, and early intervention programs for high-risk infants.

• University: Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
• School: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
• Department: Department of Mental Health
• Academic Rank: Associate Professor

Research Interests: Silja Berg Kårstad's work explores emotion understanding in children, the role of parenting interventions, and the impact of early therapeutic programs for infants at risk of cerebral palsy. Her studies emphasize cross-cultural comparisons, digital adaptations of therapy, and psychosocial support systems.

Publication Trends: Her recent academic output includes longitudinal analyses of emotion development, single-subject studies on early interventions for high-risk infants, and frameworks for online parenting programs. Key themes are emotion regulation, cerebral palsy family support, and cultural inclusivity in digital therapy.

Teaching: Silja contributes to courses such as MDV6423 - Marte Meo metoden and IPH6227 - Sped- og småbarns psykiske helse, focusing on clinical methods for infant mental health.

Outreach: She actively engages in public education through lectures on topics like Emotion Competence in Children, Screen Time Effects, and Parent-Infant Communication, often collaborating with institutions like RKBU Midt-Norge and Foreningen for hjertesykebarn.