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Helena Maria Johansson

Senior Lecturer

Department of Social Work
Telephone
+46 31-786 57 21
+46 766-18 57 21
Mail
helena.johansson@socwork.gu.se

About Helena Maria Johansson

About me

I graduated with a degree in social work in 1987 and have worked in various fields including addiction treatment, outreach work, and child welfare. From 1991-1994, I worked in Mozambique where I trained and supervised future social workers.

In 2006, I defended my dissertation "Lack of male role models – deconstruction of a notion and its practice." Since 2019, I have been an associate professor in social work. I have previously been the director of studies for the social work program and the deputy head with responsibility for the department's education and internationalization. Since 2024, I am a member of the faculty board.

My research interests

My areas of interest can be summarized in a few keywords: youth, gender, family, and social services interventions. In recent years, also issues regarding the education and professionalization of social workers.

Research projects

I have been involved in several research projects including the intervention of contact persons, the significance of male role models (dissertation project), transfers of custody, promotion and preventive youth work, and the paths of placed children to education. Since 2024, I have been involved in a collaboration project with the city of Gothenburg's North East district about leisure activities for middle school girls.

Teaching

I have long experience of teaching at all levels. Recently, I have been responsible for the department's master's thesis courses, qualitative methods in doctoral education, and school social work (master's). I supervise two doctoral students within the research school FYS.