CV
CURRICULUM VITAE
JÓNA HAFDIS EINARSSON
Personal background
Born 09.07.1955 in Akureyri, Iceland
Moved to Norway in 1959. Norwegian citizenship from 1968.
Civil status: Married, two children.
Permanent address:
Løvenskioldsgate 4, 0263 Oslo.
Mobile: 0047 90825179
Email: mail@hafdis.no
www.hafdis.no
EDUCATION
Degree: Cand. Polit.
1992-1993: Cand. Polit. in Social Work. Oslo University College in co-operation with the University of Trondheim.
1993: Erasmus scholarship, postgraduate studies at the University of Leicester, School of Social Work,
Degree: Cand. Mag.
1979-1984: Cand. Mag in Social work and social administration and in Child care
and child protection, Oslo University College.
Other education.
1991 -1992: Post graduate studies in scientific theory and
methods.
1987: Post graduate studies in supervision.
1990: Post graduate studies in management.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
NOVA (Norwegian Social Research).
2007: Submitted to the report “Norwegian national and local policies to
prevent violence against children.” Ministry of Children and Equality.
2007: Provided supervision to municipalities in engaging children in reporting to the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child.
Ministry of Children and Equality.
2002 Prepared a national plan for implementing Family Group Conferences in child protection, in co-operation with the Ministry of Children and Family Affairs.
1997-2000: Project leader for the study: “The use of Family Group Conferences as a method in Child care decision – making”. Providing training and supervision for the employees.
International work experience
2007: Member of the stand by team, Save the Children Norway
2003: Pre project on children from asylum – seekers families returning
to Bosnia Herzegovina and Turkey.
1998: Engaged by Norwegian Peoples Aid in assessing the situation for refugees in the Mostar area, Bosnia – Herzegovina.
1997-1999: Engaged by Norwegian Peoples Aid to assist in developing a competence centre for child care and child protection in Bosnia – Herzegovina.
1996: Engaged by Oslo University College to plan and carry through a project within the Erasmus network:”Intensive Programme on Comparative Research and Practice in Child Welfare”.
Independent Consultant
2001 - : Independent Consultant. Some of my Tasks – see above.
1996-1998: Independent Consultant.
Some of my Tasks as independent consultant 1996 -1998:
• Providing training and supervision for child care workers in different
municipalities.
• Recruiting and training foster parents
• Provided a rapport on the institutional care in Buskerud county.
• Provided a rapport for a new institution for mother and children in Østfold county.
• Assisting municipalities on the National Program for developing the child care and child protection.
• Assisting the Nordic program for Social Work (NOPUS ) in developing the bachelor program.
• Published a report on preventive efforts in child care for the Ministry
of Children and Family Affairs.
• Assisting the institutions within child protection on providing professional
guidelines for the work in Østfold county.
Oslo College
2006 -2007: External examiner for master degree
1994-1995: Lecturer for postgraduate student in child care and child protection.
1992-1998: Engaged as a supervisor for postgraduate students in the following subjects: child care, management and supervision.
Østfold County
1990-1991: Consultant at the central health and social administration.
Responsible for evaluating the organisation of the child care work as a hole in the county.
1989 -1990: Consultant for the child care work at a county level.
1988-1989: Consultant at a social medical clinic. Client centred work and supervision to the municipalities
Ski municipality
1981-1986: Child care worker in the municipality with different tasks within the field. For last two years I worked as the as the manager for the office.
Other tasks:
2003 – 2005 Chief Editor for the Nordic Journal of Social Work
1996-2000: Editor for the Norwegian Journal for Child Protection.
1996-2000: Leader for the Norwegian association for Child Protection (Norsk
Barnevernsamband)