Dr. Helena Johansson

Biography

Helena Maria Johansson graduated with a degree in social work in 1987 and has worked in various fields related to addiction treatment, outreach work, and child welfare. From 1991 to 1994, she worked in Mozambique, where she was involved in training and supervising future social workers. In 2006, she defended her dissertation titled "Lack of Male Role Models – Deconstruction of a Notion in Practice." She became an associate professor in social work in 2019 and has previously served as the director of studies for the social work program and as the deputy head responsible for the department's education internationalization. In 2024, she became a member of the faculty board. Her research interests include youth, gender, family, and social services interventions, particularly focusing on the education and professionalization of social workers. Johanasson has been engaged in several research projects, exploring issues like intervention strategies, the significance of male role models, and preventive youth work. She has extensive teaching experience at various educational levels, overseeing master's thesis courses and qualitative methods in doctoral education.

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