Anna Olaison

Research

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Conversations in Social Work (SAMSOC)

The researcher/working group gathers researchers and teachers who are interested in the role of social interaction in social work. Conversations and encounters are fundamental components of social work, regardless of organization or client groups.

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Gerontological Social Work

The GEROSOC research group brings together researchers in the division who study what it means to age in contemporary society and the mission of social work.

Research Programme DEM(H)CARE

An interdisciplinary research programme aiming to improve coordination between home care, municipal health care, and primary care for people with dementia living at home.

The Social Work research environment

The Social Work research environment nurtures justice and is guided by the principle of equal value for all persons. It acts to promote social change towards a more sustainable and inclusive society.

Coworkers

Elin Nilsson

Associate Professor, Docent

Johannes H Österholm

Associate Professor

Annika Taghizadeh Larsson

Senior Associate Professor

Publications

2025

Atiqur SM‐Rahman, Anna Olaison (2025) Dementism: A New Line of Inquiry in Dementia Studies From a Social Psychological Perspective Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, Vol. 55, Article e70013 (Article in journal)

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Johannes Hjalmarsson Österholm, Annika Taghizadeh Larsson, Anna Olaison (2025) Åldersnormer och ålderskategorisering inom äldreomsorgen Ålder i det sociala arbetets praktiker, p. 119-135 (Chapter in book)

Anna Olaison, Elin Nilsson (2025) Bättre samtal med äldre par Äldre i Centrum, Vol. 2, p. 72-75 (Article in journal)

News

Anna Olaison, senior associate professor at the division of social work at Linköping University.

New research programme looking for solutions for dementia care

By 2050, the number of older people diagnosed with dementia in Sweden may have doubled compared to today. Providing care to everyone will be a big challenge. A new research programme will be launched at LiU to find solutions for the future.

Organisation

Division of Social Work (SOCARB)

The division oversees education and research in the field of social work.

Department of Culture and Society (IKOS)

At the Department of Culture and Society (IKOS), social sciences and the humanities gather in environments where research and education work together.

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Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FILFAK)

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences provides education and research in humanities, social- and behavioral sciences, commercial law, art disciplines and thematic science.