Tuuli Lamponen

Tuuli Lamponen serves as a University Lecturer in Welfare Sciences, specializing in Finnish child welfare systems and family services. Her professional focus centers on child protective services, assessment practices, and multidisciplinary collaboration within social work contexts, with significant recent contributions in 2024 addressing contemporary challenges in the field.

Her research spans Child Welfare, Social Work, and Family Services, examining critical areas including child well-being assessment during crises like the COVID-19 pandemic, trust dynamics between experiential experts and social workers, and evolving evaluation methodologies in child protection. This work consistently emphasizes practical applications within Finland's unique welfare framework.

Analysis of her 2024 publications reveals concentrated expertise in operational aspects of child assessment, with publications bridging academic theory and frontline practice through peer-reviewed journals and an edited volume on family social work. Her scholarly output demonstrates responsiveness to systemic pressures while maintaining rigorous methodological standards.

Professionally, she extends her expertise through consultancy, recently contributing specialized knowledge to Finland's 2025 government proposal for child protection law amendments, demonstrating direct policy engagement.