Anniina Kaittila
PhD, docent, licensed social worker
sairai@utu.fi |
Areas of expertise
development and research of interventions, financial social work, economic abuse, family conflicts, child protection
development and research of interventions, financial social work, economic abuse, family conflicts, child protection
Biography
Research
My research focuses on developing interventions that support families, evaluating the effectiveness of interventions and social services, financial social work, economic abuse, child protection, and the service experiences and service pathways of clients who use multiple services. I aim to conduct research that contributes to service development so that social work clients receive the best possible, research-based support.
Ongoing research projects
- 2025–2026 Strong Financial Skills for Families – Randomized Controlled Trial of the FinSoc Intervention (Principal Investigator)
- 2026–2027 Economic Abuse from a Life Course Perspective (Principal Investigator)
- 2026–2028 Family Law Services and Social Work: Agreements on Child Custody, Living Arrangements, and Child Support after Separation (SOVINTO) (Senior Researcher)
Teaching
Lukukausina 2026-2027 tutkimusvapaalla.
Publications 
1 of 7
- Children's involvement in technology-facilitated violence (TFV) in the context of intimate partner violence (IPV): Experiences of professionals working with victims of violence in Finland (2026)
- Child Abuse and Neglect
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Teknologian moninainen rooli lähisuhdeväkivallassa sekä avun hakemisessa ja saamisessa (2026)
- Sosiaalilääketieteellinen Aikakauslehti
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Factors and patterns in mobile banking and payment services use in the United States (2025)
- Journal of Financial Services Marketing
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Integrated residential childcare – facilitators and barriers for collaboration between residential care and mental health care: a systematic review (2025)
- Nordic Social Work Research
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal ) - “It Was Like Offering a Band-Aid for a Fracture”: Parents’ Experiences with Barriers to Accessing Services and Support for Their Neurodivergent Child in Finland (2025)
- Child & youth services
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Jälkihuolto mielenterveydellistä tukea tarvitsevien nuorten itsenäistymisen tukena. (2025)
- Janus: sosiaalipolitiikan ja sosiaalityön tutkimuksen aikakauslehti
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Nähkää meidät: Neurokirjon nuorten kokemuksia osallisuudesta palvelujärjestelmässä (2025) Osallisuus sosiaalityössä Alin, Minna; Leinonen, Leena; Kaittila, Anniina; Vornanen, Riitta; Kraav, Siiri-Liisi; Anis, Merja
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Neurokirjon nuorten ja vanhempien näkemyksiä palveluiden kehittämistarpeista (2025)
- Janus: sosiaalipolitiikan ja sosiaalityön tutkimuksen aikakauslehti
(B1 Other refereed article (e.g., editorial, letter, comment) in a scientific journal) - Osallisuus ja valta viranomaisprosesseissa – Nuorten kokemuksia lastensuojelun ja nuorisopsykiatrian päätöksenteosta (2025)
- Sosiaalilääketieteellinen Aikakauslehti
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Process Evaluation of a Financial Capability Intervention: A Qualitative Study Embedded in a Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial (2025)
- Child & youth services
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
UTU Research Portal