Kerstin Søderstrøm

• Holthe, Mira Elise Glaser & Söderström, Kerstin (2024). Adversarial Growth among Refugees: A Scoping Review. Social Sciences. 13(1). doi: 10.3390/socsci13010046. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Background: The main aims of this scoping review are to provide a comprehensive overview of the existing knowledge about adversarial growth among refugees, and to gain insight into the complexity of post-trauma development. Methods: We applied a systematic search strategy resulting in the inclusion of 43 quantitative and qualitative empirical studies. Our findings underscore the prevalence of growth as a common phenomenon among refugees, emphasizing the positive associations with problem-focused coping, optimism, positive reappraisal, religiosity, and social support. Additionally, this review sheds light on the qualitative experiences and outcomes of growth, particularly pro-social outcomes, and the cultural and religious aspects of growth processes. Findings concerning the role of time and post-migration factors on growth processes highlight the need for more studies among established refugees. In sum, the findings supplement and lend nuance to pathology-oriented research, while acknowledging the severity of suffering and trauma and their consequences for individuals. We suggest that further research should focus on existential aspects and theories of growth: compassion, altruism, and pro-sociality following trauma, and the importance of religious and cultural elements in growth processes.

• Steen, Cathrine W.; Söderström, Kerstin; Stensrud, Bjørn; Nylund, Inger Beate & Siqveland, Johan (2024). The effectiveness of virtual reality training on knowledge, skills and attitudes of health care professionals and students in assessing and treating mental health disorders: a systematic review. BMC Medical Education. 24. doi: 10.1186/s12909-024-05423-0. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Background: Virtual reality (VR) training can enhance health professionals' learning. However, there are ambiguous findings on the effectiveness of VR as an educational tool in mental health. We therefore reviewed the existing literature on the effectiveness of VR training on health professionals' knowledge, skills, and attitudes in assessing and treating patients with mental health disorders. Methods: We searched MEDLINE, PsycINFO (via Ovid), the Cochrane Library, ERIC, CINAHL (on EBSCOhost), Web of Science Core Collection, and the Scopus database for studies published from January 1985 to July 2023. We included all studies evaluating the effect of VR training interventions on attitudes, knowledge, and skills pertinent to the assessment and treatment of mental health disorders and published in English or Scandinavian languages. The quality of the evidence in randomized controlled trials was assessed with the Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool 2.0. For non-randomized studies, we assessed the quality of the studies with the ROBINS-I tool. Results: Of 4170 unique records identified, eight studies were eligible. The four randomized controlled trials were assessed as having some concern or a high risk of overall bias. The four non-randomized studies were assessed as having a moderate to serious overall risk of bias. Of the eight included studies, four used a virtual standardized patient design to simulate training situations, two studies used interactive patient scenario training designs, while two studies used a virtual patient game design. The results suggest that VR training interventions can promote knowledge and skills acquisition. Conclusions: The findings indicate that VR interventions can effectively train health care personnel to acquire knowledge and skills in the assessment and treatment of mental health disorders. However, study heterogeneity, prevalence of small sample sizes, and many studies with a high or serious risk of bias suggest an uncertain evidence base. Future research on the effectiveness of VR training should include assessment of immersive VR training designs and a focus on more robust studies with larger sample sizes. Trial registration: This review was pre-registered in the Open Science Framework register with the ID-number Z8EDK. Keywords: Clinical skills; Health care professionals; Health care students; Mental health; Systematic review; Training; Virtual reality.

• Söderström, Kerstin (2023). Narrative identity in children as next-to-kin. A qualitative interview study. I Nordby, Halvor; Netland, Grethe & Halsa, Astrid Dagmar (Red.), Child Welfare and the Significance of Family. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 9788202801229. s. 143–165. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin & Dybdahl, Ragnhild (2020). Playing together: Children’s human rights and psychology. I Hagenaars, Polli; Plavšić, Marlena; Sveaas, Nora; Wagner, Ulrich & Wainwright, Tony (Red.), Human Rights Education for Psychologists. Routledge. ISSN 9780429274312. s. 107–120. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The Convention on the Rights of the Child can be viewed as a cross-culturally accepted “handbook” of what it takes for a child to thrive, and a supplement to developmental psychology textbooks. This chapter aims to write psychology into the children’s rights agenda, and demonstrate the value of combining human rights and psychology. It argues that psychology can, and should, be an active player in the fulfilment of children’s rights, locally and globally. Conversely, integrating the human rights framework into science and practice will strengthen psychology. Teaming up depends on knowledge of each other’s field and finding viable linkages between human rights and psychology. Human rights provide a moral and legal platform to protect and promote fundamental rights at all ages. Children’s human rights have been embraced by the international community for a long time, acknowledging children’s vulnerability and special need for protection.

• Söderström, Kerstin & jr, Anders Sandvig (2020). «SIM spedbarnevern og foreldrestøtte»: Simulering av tverrfaglig samarbeid i verdiladde og sårbare situasjoner. I Nordby, Halvor & Halsa, Astrid Dagmar (Red.), Verdier i barnevern. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 9788202624293. s. 173–197. doi: 10.23865/noasp.103.ch9. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2020). Bekymring for det ufødte liv og omsorgsovertakelse ved fødsel: Posisjoner, verdikonflikter og spenninger i tverrfaglig arbeid. I Nordby, Halvor & Halsa, Astrid Dagmar (Red.), Verdier i barnevern. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. ISSN 9788202624293. s. 131–151. doi: 10.23865/noasp.103.ch7. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Separating a mother and newborn at the maternity ward is a challenging, potentially traumatic, and value-laden intervention. Cross-disciplinary collaboration in this tense and intense situation ideally assists child protection services in reaching well-founded decisions. However, differing opinions, professional stances and values can jeopardize the decisional process and threaten the quality of care and rights of the client(s). The main aim is to describe and analyse cross-disciplinary teamwork during pregnancy and the process towards a child protection decision. Participant observation and interviews provided data and descriptions of the case study, analysed according to positioning theory. The results show how two main storylines, a medical-therapeutic and a child protection storyline, each with a set of professional positions, create friction and tension in cross-disciplinary collaboration. The case describes the initial tensions, how they were overcome, and how they finally resulted in a planned removal at birth. This gave the mentally ill mother-to-be the opportunity to participate and prepare for the separation. The study demonstrates how a supervised, structured and reflective collaborative process enabled the participants to deal with conflicts and uncertainties stemming from positions and the dynamics of positioning. Further research and practical experiences, e.g. through simulation training, are needed to inform safe and caring removal practices and validate the usefulness of positioning theory to illuminate interprofessional conflict. Keywords: child protection, removal at birth, interdisciplinary collaboration, positioning theory, professional values

• Øie, Merete Glenne; Aarnes, Ingebjørg Emilie; Eilertsen, Lise Horndalsveen; Söderström, Kerstin; Ystrøm, Eivind & Håkansson, UIrika (2020). High levels of the openness trait are associated with better parental reflective functioning in mothers with substance use disorders. Addictive Behaviors Reports. ISSN 2352-8532. 12. doi: 10.1016/j.abrep.2020.100318. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Aims: Mothers with substance use disorders (SUD) often show impairments in parental reflective functioning (PRF), which may have adverse effects on their capacity for sensitive caregiving. Parenting personality is also associated with caregiving. However, no studies have investigated how these individual factors may contribute to variance in PRF in mothers with SUD. In this study PRF and personality were assessed in 43 mothers with SUD. Methods: PRF was assessed by the Parent Development Interview. Personality traits were assessed by the Revised Neuroticism-Extraversion-Openness Personality Inventory. Results: The results indicate that higher levels of the Openness trait are associated with better PRF. Conclusion Mothers low in Openness may need more specific and situational training in interpreting mental states in their children. Highly open mothers with SUD will likely need more help distinguishing the child’s mental states from their own, and might need help to maintain mutuality and regulating the intensity of their responses to the child’s behavior.

• Håkansson, UIrika; Watten, Reidulf G.; Söderström, Kerstin & Øie, Merete Glenne (2019). The association between executive functioning and parental stress and psychological distress is mediated by parental reflective functioning in mothers with substance use disorder. Stress and Health. ISSN 1532-3005. 35(4), s. 407–420. doi: 10.1002/smi.2868. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Mothers with a substance use disorder (SUD) have been found to exhibit heightened experience of stress and deficits in executive functioning (EF) and in parental reflective functioning (PRF). Although experiences of stress, EF and PRF are important for caregiving capacities; no studies have explored associations between the phenomena in mothers with SUD. This study aimed to examine the association between EF (working memory, inhibition, and cognitive flexibility) and different forms of stress (parental stress, general life stress, and psychological distress) in 43 mothers with SUD with infants. We further aimed to investigate whether PRF had a mediating function between EF and the experience of stress. The mothers completed self‐ report questionnaires regarding experiences of different types of stress, and we also used neuropsychological tests to assess EF and a semistructured interview to assess PRF. Results identified problems in EF were associated with higher parental stress and psychological distress but not with general life stress. Cognitive flexibility contributed uniquely to variance in parental stress, whereas working memory was a unique contributor to variance in psychological distress. PRF had a mediating function between EF and parental stress and between EF and psychological distress. Findings highlight the importance of considering individual differences in PRF when targeting EF in interventions trying to reduce the experience of parental stress and psychological distress in mothers with SUD.

• Kristiansen, Vidar Roald; Handeland, Tore Bergby; Lau, Bjørn; Søderstrøm, Kerstin; Håkansson, UIrika & Øie, Merete Glenne (2019). Trauma in childhood and adolescence and impaired executive functions are associated with uncertain reflective functioning in mothers with substance use disorder. Addictive Behaviors Reports. ISSN 2352-8532. 11. doi: 10.1016/j.abrep.2019.100245. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Aims: Impairments in reflective functioning are known to have adverse effects on the ability to display sensitive parenting as a caregiver. Several factors are associated with impairments in reflective functioning, such as impaired executive functioning and experienced trauma. We investigated how these factors contribute to an impaired reflective functioning style, such as pathological certain or uncertain reflective functioning. Extreme scores on these two subscales reflect two kinds of impairments in reflective functioning. We assessed executive functions, reflective functioning, and trauma in 43 mothers diagnosed with substance use disorders (SUD). Methods: Certain or uncertain reflective functioning were assessed using the Reflective Functioning Questionnaire 8 (RFQ-8). Executive functions and trauma were assessed by administering various questionnaires, interviews and neuropsychological tests. Results: High uncertain reflective functioning was more than six times as common (odds ratio) in mothers reporting high amounts of trauma in childhood and adolescence compared with mothers reporting low amounts of trauma. Impaired executive functions were also significantly associated with high uncertain reflective functioning. Certain reflective functioning did, however, not show any significant associations. Conclusion: When the SUD mothers give information about relational trauma in childhood and adolescence, it might therefore be worth investigating and addressing the potential tendency to have an uncertain reflective functioning style.

• Leonard, Rachel; Grant, Anne; Söderström, Kerstin & Hales, Louise (2019). How Health visitors can impact Perinatal Mental Health. Journal of Parent and Family Mental Health. 4(2). doi: 10.7191/parentandfamily.1010. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Kommisrud, Kristin; Söderström, Kerstin; Halsaa, Lillan & Halsa, Astrid Dagmar (2019). ”Jeg er ikke noe offer for mamma”: Ungdoms søken etter mening og sammenheng i dobbeltrollen som pårørende og BUP-pasient. Fokus på familien/ Nordisk tidsskrift for familie- og relasjonsarbeid. ISSN 0332-5415. 47(2), s. 82–101. doi: 10.18261/issn.0807-7487-2019-02-02. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Artikkelen tar utgangspunkt i unge jenters erfaringer som pasient i psykisk helsevern,samtidig som de har en forelder med rus- eller psykisk lidelse. Fokuset er på deres selv-narrativer, og hvilken forståelse de har av hvordan foreldrenes vansker påvirker det deselv strever med. En kvalitativ intervjustudie med ni unge jenter i denne doble rollensom pasient og pårørende, viser at de forstår egne vansker som forårsaket av ytre psyko-sosiale belastninger, men at de ikke nødvendigvis ser en sammenheng mellom egne ogforeldrenes vansker. Funnene viser kompliserte relasjons- og identitetsprosesser hvorinformantene formidler fortellinger som ivaretar familierelasjoner, gir mening og sam-menheng og en positiv identitet. Vi mener å se at fortellingene er påvirket av hvordanforeldre har forholdt seg til belastningene, hvordan ungdommene har blitt hjulpet, og avde overordnede kulturelle narrativene om familieliv, normalitet og psykisk sykdom. Nøkkelord: psykisk helsevern, barn som pårørende, foreldre med rus-/psykiske lidelser, sense of coherence, narrative, familiefokusert praksis.

• Håkansson, UIrika; Watten, Reidulf G.; Söderström, Kerstin; Skårderud, Finn & Øie, Merete Glenne (2018). Adverse and adaptive childhood experiences are associated with parental reflective functioning in mothers with substance use disorder. International Journal of Child Abuse & Neglect. ISSN 0145-2134. 81, s. 259–273. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.05.007. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Mothers with a substance use disorder (SUD) are at risk for maladaptive parenting practices, and have heightened likelihood of having experienced childhood adversity themselves. In addition, parental reflective functioning (PRF), a capacity underlying sensitive caregiving, is often low in mothers with SUD. This study examines the relationship between PRF and aversive (emotional, physical, sexual abuse and neglect) and adaptive (safety and competence) experiences, in different developmental phases (early childhood, latency, and adolescence) in mothers with a SUD. A sample of 43 mothers with small children were interviewed with the Parental Developmental Interview to assess PRF, and they completed the Traumatic Antecedents Questionnaire regarding aversive and adaptive experiences. In addition, we used the Hopkins Symptoms Checklist-10 to control for mental health status and a battery of neuropsychological tests to control for executive functions. Results indicated that adaptive experiences in early childhood were positively related to PRF, and that experience of emotional abuse was negatively related to PRF. When separating the group of mothers in two sub-groups based on PRF level, results showed that mothers with negative to low PRF had significantly more experiences of adversities in early childhood and latency, and significantly less adaptive experiences in early childhood, latency and adolescence, compared to mothers with moderate to high PRF. In addition, mothers with adequate to high PRF reported experiencing significantly more types of adaptive experiences, and significantly less adversities compared to mothers with negative to low PRF. Results are discussed in relation to developmental trauma, resilience, epistemic trust and mistrust.

• Håkansson, UIrika; Söderström, Kerstin; Watten, Reidulf G.; Skårderud, Finn & Øie, Merete Glenne (2017). Parental Reflective Functioning and Executive Functioning in Mothers with Substance Use Disorder. Attachment & Human Development. ISSN 1461-6734. 20(2), s. 181–207. doi: 10.1080/14616734.2017.1398764. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Having a substance use disorder (SUD) may adversely affect caregiving capacities. Reflective functioning (RF) and executive functioning (EF) are both important capacities for sensitive parenting, and are often impaired in a SUD. Only a few studies have explored the possible association between the two phenomena. In this study, we used a neuropsychological test battery to assess EF, and the Parent Development Interview to assess RF in a sample of mothers with a SUD (N = 43). Although parental RF (PRF) was associated with EF, when controlled for intelligence (IQ) and mental health, there was no significant association between EF and PRF. Mental health, however, showed a significant negative association with PRF. Splitting the group in two based on PRF level, mothers with a negative to low PRF exhibited more severe difficulties in SUD-related aspects, as well as in several EF components, compared to mothers with an adequate to high PRF, highlighting the association between EF and PRF. The results from this study contribute to enhance our understanding of the dynamics underlying vulnerability in PRF that mothers with small children may experience. We suggest EF to be a prerequisite for adequate PRF, and for interventions to be customized accordingly regarding parents with a SUD.

• Söderström, Kerstin (2015). Barnet i mente. Samordnet innsats for sped- og småbarn i utviklingsrisiko. I Haugland, Bente Storm Mowatt (Red.), Familier i motbakke. Fagbokforlaget. ISSN 9788245016512. s. 123–133. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Når sykdom eller rusavhengighet rammer familier, kan motbakkene virke tunge og uoverkommelige. Denne boken handler om hva som kan være god støtte når bakken er brattest. Helsearbeidere har lovpålagt plikt til å se til at barns behov blir ivaretatt når foreldre har alvorlig sykdom eller rusavhengighet. I Familier i motbakke beskrives en rekke hjelpe- og støttetiltak; fra lavterskeltiltak til samordning av tjenester, behandling og nettverksarbeid. Det er forskernettverket i BarnsBeste som står bak boken, og den har bidrag fra barn som har vokst opp med alvorlig syke eller rusavhengige foreldre, og fra klinikere og forskere. Boken er ment å skulle inspirere til utvikling av tiltak for å støtte foreldre og barn i familier med sykdom eller rusavhengighet. Bente Storm Mowatt Haugland er seniorforsker ved RKBU Vest/Uni Research Helse. Kari E. Bugge er fagsjef i Norsk Sykepleierforbund. Marianne V. Trondsen er seniorforsker ved Nasjonalt senter for samhandling og telemedisin. Siri Gjesdahl er leder for BarnsBeste.

• Håkansson, UIrika; Halsa, Astrid Dagmar; Söderström, Kerstin; Skårderud, Finn & Øie, Merete Glenne (2015). Keeping mind in mind – mentalizing and executive functioning in substance-abusing infant mothers, effect on dyadic relationship and infant outcome. Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment. 9, s. 93–98. doi: 10.4137/SART.S23502. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Tandstad, Torgrim; Ståhl, Olof; Håkansson, Ulf; Dahl, Olav; Haugnes, Hege Sagstuen & Klepp, Olbjørn [Vis alle 16 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2014). One course of adjuvant BEP in clinical stage I nonseminoma mature and expanded results from the SWENOTECA group. Annals of Oncology. ISSN 0923-7534. 25(11), s. 2167–2172. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdu375. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin & Skårderud, Finn (2013). The Good, The Bad, and the Invisible Father: A Phenomenological Study of Fatherhood in Men with Substance Use Disorder. Fathering: A Journal of Theory, Research, and Practice about Men as Fathers. ISSN 1537-6680. 11(1), s. 31–51. doi: 10.3149/fth.1101.31. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin & Skolbekken, John-Arne (2012). Pregnancy and substance use - the Norwegian § 10-3 solution : ethical and clinical reflections related to incarceration of pregnant women to protect the foetus from harmful substances. Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (NAD). ISSN 1455-0725. 29(2), s. 155–171. doi: 10.2478/v10199-012-0011-1. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Aims This article highlights ethical and clinical dilemmas of incarceration of pregnant drug addicts mandated by z 10–3 of the Norwegian Municipal Health and Care Services act. Material The material consists of two cases, Siri and Anna, and the ethical dilemmas posed by the use of z 10–3 in these cases. Methods Semi-structured in-depth individual interviews were conducted, audio-recorded and transcribed word for word. Transcripts were coded according to converging interests and possible ethical dilemmas and described in a case format. The practical and experiential consequences of the law are discussed in relation to the four main bioethical principles: respect for autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence and social justice. These are supplemented by the principles of relational ethics. Results The application of z 10–3 may lead to situations which distort the psychological preparation for parenthood and strains the helping relationship. The four principles approach seems to be an insufficient tool in grasping the complexity of the situation. Conclusions Interventions to protect the foetus from the pregnant woman's use of substances demand elevated professional awareness of ethical and relational challenges and dilemmas. Relational ethics provides a framework to enhance reflexivity and a trusting therapeutic alliance. The potential for psychological change during pregnancy should be invested in. Hence, we suggest that during incarceration according to z 10–3, foetal protection and the promotion of parental competences should be given equal priority.

• Söderström, Kerstin (2012). Mental preparation during pregnancy in women with substance addiction: a qualitative interview-study. Child & Family Social Work. ISSN 1356-7500. 17(4), s. 458–467. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2011.00803.x. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2011). Tidlig intervensjon overfor små barn i psykososial risiko. I Straand, Sigrid I. (Red.), Samhandling som omsorg : tverrfaglig psykososialt arbeid med barn og unge. Kommuneforlaget AS. ISSN 9788244620154. s. 158–175. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2011). Dragkamp mellom håp og fortvilelse : Rusavhengige kvinners opplevelse av graviditet og foreldreskap. I Straand, Sigrid I. (Red.), Samhandling som omsorg : tverrfaglig psykososialt arbeid med barn og unge. Kommuneforlaget AS. ISSN 9788244620154. s. 197–219. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2009). Okkupert barndom. Tidsskrift for Norsk psykologforening (Psykologtidsskriftet). ISSN 0332-6470. 46(12), s. 1194–1199. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

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• Söderström, Kerstin & Skårderud, Finn (2009). Minding the baby : Mentalization-based treatment in families with parental substance use disorder: Theoretical framework. Nordic Psychology. ISSN 1901-2276. 61(3), s. 47–65. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin & Skårderud, Finn (2009). MINDING THE BABY - Mentalization-based treatment in families with parental substance use disorder: Theoretical framework. Nordic Psychology. ISSN 1901-2276. 61(3), s. 47–65. doi: 10.1027/1901-2276.61.3.47. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv

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• Nguyen, Phuong Hong Ngoc; Lien, Lars; Tran, Van Cong; Nguyen, Thanh Tam & Söderström, Kerstin (2022). Emotional maltreatment in childhood and mental health prolems among adolescents: a systematic Review. Proceedings of 2nd 16 Hanoi Forum on Pedagogical and Educational Sciences. ISBN 9786043849363. 28 s. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv

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• Söderström, Kerstin (2024). Child and family wellbeing for a sustainable future. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Skogli, Erik Winther; Øverland, Elisabeth & Söderström, Kerstin (2024). Norsk Nevropsykologi rett Øst - Reisebrev fra Winther School i Hanoi. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2021). Svangerskap, rusmisbruk og menneskerettigheter. [Internet]. Kompetansebroen.no, Podcast Helhjerta. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2020). Pakkeforløp gravide og rusmidler – bedre fosterbeskyttelse og hjelp til foreldre og spedbarn? Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2020). VR-basert simulering som treningsmetode i utdanning og psykisk helsevern. [Radio]. NRK Innlandet . Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2020). Om sorggruppe for foreldre som har mistet et barn. [TV]. NRK Innlandet - nyheter. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin; Hagenaars, Polli; Wainwright, Tony & Wagner, Ulrich (2019). Human rights matter to psychology - psychology matters to human rights. European Psychologist. ISSN 1016-9040. 24(2), s. 99–101. doi: 10.1027/1016-9040/a000365. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Gaden, Tora Söderström & Söderström, Kerstin (2019). Spedbarn med belastninger: Lytte, synge, forstå og hjelpe. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2018). Når begynnelsen er vanskelig... De tok barnet mitt. [Radio]. NRK P1. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2018). What has Infant Mental Health to do with the UN Sustainable Development Goals? Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2018). SIM foreldrestøtte og spedbarnevern og forskningsprosjektet "Begrunnelser for beslutninger i barnevernet". Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Madsstuen, Nils Henry & Söderström, Kerstin (2018). Hvordan brukes utviklingspsykologiske begreper i barnevernets vurderinger og beslutninger om omsorgsovertakelse ved fødsel? Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2018). Posisjonering og simulering i tverrprofesjonell samarbeidslæring for gravide, sped- og småbarn med psykososiale belastninger. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2018). Helsestasjonens rolle i tverrfaglig arbeid med utsatte barn og foreldre. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2018). Barn som pårørende. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2018). Tverrfaglig samarbeid - med barnet i mente. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2018). Foreldrestøtte med barnet i mente. Innlandsmodellen for utsatte gravide, sped- og småbarn. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2018). Vinn-vinn-vinn: E-læring og medisinsk simulering som trening og forberedelse til komplekse samarbeidsoppgaver innen barnevern. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2018). Foreldreproblemer,omsorgssvikt og spedbarnets utviklingsbehov –fra spedbarnets perspektiv. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2018). For psyk til å være mamma? Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2018). Foreldrestøtte og spedbarnevern. Kunnskap og praksis om omsorgsovertakelse av nyfødt barn. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2017). "For Linnea" - Short film about children affected by parental mental illness and addiction. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2017). "Baby Eva's monologue" - Unmet needs and caregiving breakdown from the infants perspective. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2017). "Visualizing the invisible" - Exploring arts-based research with vulnerable infants and adults. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2017). Tusen turer til gamlehjemmet. 54(1), s. 122–123. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2016). Barneløftet – ikke høyt nok. s. 650–651. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2016). Hvilken psykologi vil de velge? 53(4), s. 310–311. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2016). Best interest of the child decisions, a multidisciplinary approach. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2015). Den minste pasientens helsetjeneste. Behandlingslinjen for gravide, sped- og småbarn i psykososial risiko. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2015). The good, the bad, and the invisible father. The difficult combination of fatherhood and substance addiction. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2015). Psychology matters in fulfilling the rights of the rights of the child. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2015). Film som utgangspunkt for refleksjon og læring. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

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• Söderström, Kerstin (2014). Bruk av tvang ved behandling av gravide rurmisbrukere. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2014). Foreldreskap og rus - i kollisjon med barnets beste. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2014). TIlknytning i barnehage, skole og barnevern. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2014). Barns deltakelse i forskning. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2014). Krise i reprise. Bedre beskyttelse av barn som utsettes for gjentatt traumatisering i familien. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2014). Vi savner å ha øyenkontakt. [Internet]. NRK . Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2014). Kris i repris. Et spädbarns monolog. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2014). Barns brukererfaringer og deltakelse i forskning. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2014). Innlandsmodellen "Med barnet i mente". Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2014). Barn som pårørende - metoder for å styrke brukerdeltakelse. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Håkansson, UIrika; Øie, Merete Glenne; Söderström, Kerstin; Skårderud, Finn & Halsa, Astrid Dagmar (2013). Maternal functioning and child outcome. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2013). Barns deltakelse i forskning : innebærer det mer enn barnevennlige metoder? Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2013). Bør barn reddes fra sine rusavhengige foreldre? [Journal]. Tidsskrift for norsk psykologforening. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Søderstøm, Kerstin (2013). Seriously speaking. Children´s participation in research. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Søderstøm, Kerstin (2013). A coherent chain of care during pregnancy and early childhood. The "Minding the baby" model. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Søderstøm, Kerstin (2013). Children´s participation in research, towards a new paradigm? Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Søderstøm, Kerstin & Halsa, Astrid Dagmar (2013). At home and elsewehere: How do children handle daily life growing up with a «mad mother» or a drunk father? Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2013). Hånd i hånd - for en god start i familien. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Seminaret handlet om tidlig og tverrfaglig innsats for gravide og sped- og småbarn i psykososial risiko

• Söderström, Kerstin (2013). Minding the Baby – Minding the Parent. A qualitative interview study of the experience of parenthood in the context of substance use disorder. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2013). Plenumsforedrag om "Barn og unges deltakelse og kompetanseutvikling. Et forsknings- og et intervensjonsprogram". Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2013). Foreldres rusavhengighet, mentalisering og omsorgskompetanse - med barnet i mente. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2013). Foreldrementalisering og omsorgskompetanse i rusbehandling. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2013). Kinn mot kinn, sinn mot sinn. Om foreldrementalisering og barns utvikling, Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2013). Foreldreskapets psykologi - med barnet i mente. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2011). Tre presentasjoner: 1. Mentalisering som teoretisk innfallsvinkel for arbeid med foreldreskap og rus. 2. Kollisjon mellom foreldreskapets psykologi og rusens dynamikk. 3. Rusproblemer og farsrollen. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2011). Sped og småbarn i utviklingsrisiko. Samspill og mentalisering. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2011). Sped- og småbarnsforeldre med rusproblemer. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2011). En sammenhengende behandlingslinje for gravide og foreldre med rus- og psykiske problemer og barna deres. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2009). "Med barnet i mente", og "Å kjenne seg selv og barnet". Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Om sammenheng mellom mentaliseringsevne og omsorgskompetanse

• Skårderud, Finn; Söderström, Kerstin & Frøisland, Dag Helge (2009). A dialogue between projects on competences and dysfunctional behaviour in clinical populations. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2009). Omsorg med åpne sinn : tilknytningsteori og mentalisering som forståelsesramme i fosterhjemsarbeid. Fosterhjemskontakt : tidsskrift om fosterhjemsarbeid. ISSN 0800-143X. 28(5), s. 10–15. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2009). Foreldrementalisering, teori og praksis (workshop). Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2009). «Hva tenker de på?» : om foreldreskap, barn og rusproblemer. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  Denne presentasjonen tar utgangspunkt i Söderströms doktorgradsarbeid, en todelt studie av foreldreskap og omsorgskompetanse hvor den ene problemstillingen undersøker foreldres egne refleksjoner over svangerskap og foreldreskap. Den andre spør om det er en sammenheng mellom foreldrementalisering og omsorgskompetanse. Mentalisering kan forstås som oppmerksomhet mot og forståelse av sinnets dynamikk som grunnlag for å forstå atferd og hendelsesforløp i nære relasjoner og annet sosialt samvær. Det handler om kapasiteten til å forstå, romme og regulere sinnstilstander som grunnlaget for å forstå og regulere atferd, både sin egen og barnets. Det overordnede målet med forskningsprosjektet er å bidra med klinisk relevant kunnskap om hvordan man kan forbedre behandlingstilbudet til småbarnsfamilier hvor foreldre har et rusmiddelproblem. I familieorientert rusbehandling kreves det innsats mot både rusproblemet, stimulering av omsorgs- og samspillkompetanse og ivaretakelse av barnets særlige behov. Mentaliseringsbasert behandling blir prøvd ut på Familieenheten Hov som en overordnet teoretisk forståelsesramme. Foredraget vil knytte an til teori om mentalisering. Kunnskap om rusavhengighetens nevrofysiologiske konsekvenser peker i retning av at rusen legger beslag på og over tid endrer hjernes naturlige belønningsstrukturer. I det ferske foreldreskap ligger det økte muligheter for å finne tilbake til den naturlige belønning ved å være sammen, høre til, elske og bli elsket. Motivasjon for endring er stor og mange ser på foreldreskapet som en vei ut av avhengigheten. Men denne veien er lang og vanskelig, og en stor andel faller tilbake til rusmisbruk. Det nyfødte barnet er prisgitt foreldrenes omsorgskompetanse, og foredraget stiller spørsmål ved om selve foreldrerollen generelt er tilstrekkelig ivaretatt i rusbehandling. Foredraget vil ved hjelp av data fra kvalitative intervjuer med atten foreldre, løfte fram foreldrenes eget perspektiv og de dilemmaer og utfordringer de selv ser i sin rehabiliteringsprosess. Foreldrenes fortellinger handler mye om ambivalens hos seg selv, men også om ambivalens i hjelpeapparatet.

• Söderström, Kerstin (2009). Mørketid i Det hellige land. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2009). Mistreated minds. Growing up in the dark shadows of the Middle East conflict. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2009). Mother-to-be or not to be... Ambivalence and guilt during early parenthood in women with substance use disorder. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Söderström, Kerstin (2009). En slagmark for usynlige krefter. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
• Holthe, Mira Elise Glaser; Söderström, Kerstin & Berg, Berit (2023). When giving up is not an option, out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls: Coping, meaning making, and adversarial growth among young adults with refugee backgrounds. Universitetet i Innlandet. ISSN 9788283803921. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv Vis sammendrag

  The main focus in psychological research about refugees has been on trauma and psychopathology, and researchers and practitioners have called for more holistic and strength based approaches to post-trauma development (e.g., Keles et al., 2018; Oppedal et al., 2013). Theories about posttraumatic or adversarial growth, broadly defined as positive psychological changes resulting from the struggle with highly challenging life circumstances (Tedeschi & Calhoun, 2004, p.1), builds on existential, humanistic and positive psychology, and were developed to account for positive changes following adversity (Joseph & Linley, 2005). The last 20+ years, research on adversarial growth among survivors of various forms of trauma show that at least 70% report some positive change in at least one domain of life (Linley & Joseph, 2004). However, adversarial growth among refugees has received less research attention (Chan et al., 2016; Sims & Pooley, 2017). The main aim of this study was to explore the role of coping, meaning making, and adversarial growth in explaining how many young refugees show healthy functioning and manage to adapt successfully in their new lives, despite their experiences of trauma and adversity. Data was collected through qualitative in-depth interviews with 15 young men and women (age 20-28) who had received protection as refugees, and lived in Norway for on average 7 years. The interview material was analyzed using thematic analysis. The findings lend support to explanations from growth theories and humanistic and existential psychology concerning the how and the why of positive adaption. The participants emphasized the learning value of adversity and that giving up is not an option, perceived themselves as survivors, drew on cultural strengths, and were optimistic and open to experience – all of which facilitated coping. Despite previous trauma, and challenges related to asylum policies, stigma and stereotypes, the participants displayed several characteristics of growth. They were feeling stronger, wiser, and had changed their perspectives, and were giving meaning to their experiences through helping others. Taken together, the findings stand in contrast to portrayals of refugees as singularly vulnerable, and make up an impressive account of the human capacity for coping and growth. This often co-existed with distress and suffering, and the findings highlight the importance of applying a broadened, curious, contextual, and strengths-based psychological approach that acknowledges the complexity of post-trauma outcomes, and how these are shaped by interplay between individual, cultural, social, and structural factors.

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