Merja
Anis
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Areas of expertise
Biography
My research activities and publications as well as my teaching topics embrace social work with migrants and ethnic minorities, child welfare social work, gender and social work and social work ethics.
My methodological emphasis is on qualitative research.
I supervise doctoral students.
I am also a licentiate social worker.
Teaching
Cultural diversity, immigration and minority issues in social work, social work and gender, child and family social work
Research
My recent and current research projects are:
- Sosial work and religion, SOWREL research project, 2024-2026: https://sites.utu.fi/sowrel/
- Child protection expertise in social work with migrant children and families, LAMPE research project, 2021-2023: https://www.chydenius.fi/fi/sosiaalitieteet/tutkimus/lastensuojelun-asiantuntijuus-maahanmuuttajalasten-ja-perheiden-sosiaalityossa-lampe
- Adolescents with neuropsychiatric symptoms in the turmoil of the service system: The NEPSOS interdisciplinary study of social work, adolescent psychiatry and special, education, 2022-2024: https://sites.utu.fi/sote/tutkimus/hankkeet/nepsos-neuropsykiatrisesti-oireilevat-nuoret-palvelujen-pyorteissa/
- Youth in child protection and adolescent psychiatry services, LANUPS research project, 2021-2022: https://sites.utu.fi/sote/tutkimus/hankkeet/lanups/