Anniina Kaittila
PhD, docent, licensed social worker
sairai@utu.fi |
development and research of interventions, financial social work, economic abuse, family conflicts, child protection
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)
Lukukausina 2026-2027 tutkimusvapaalla.
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- Elements of Communication Competence in Encountering Traumatized Adolescents in Substitute Care (2023)
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- Factors supporting resilience during out-of-home care: Experiences of former child welfare clients in Finland (2023)
- Child and Family Social Work
- Lastensuojelun asiakkaiden mielenterveyden tuki ja palveluiden kehittäminen (2023) Anis Merja, Kaittila Anniina, Alin Minna, Salminen Jaanet
- Lastensuojelun sijaishuollon asiakkaina olleiden nuorten kokemuksia oikeudestaan mielenterveys- ja päihdepalveluihin (2023) Terveys ja lapsen oikeudet Leinonen Leena, Kaittila Anniina, Alin Minna
- Miten neuropsykiatrisesti oireilevia lapsia ja heidän perheitään voidaan tukea sosiaalityön keinoin? (2023)
- Kasvun tuki -aikakauslehti
- Oikeudellisia näkökulmia parisuhteessa tapahtuvaan taloudelliseen väkivaltaan (2023)
- Oikeus
- Promoting financial capability within the field of social work practice among families with children: a systematic review = Taloudellisen toimintakyvyn edistäminen lapsiperheiden parissa tehtävässä sosiaalityössä: systemaattinen kirjallisuuskatsaus (2023)
- European Journal of Social Work
- Single earners and carers during lockdown: everyday challenges faced by Finnish single mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic (2023)
- International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy
- An intervention for social work clients with children facing complex financial problems in Finland (2022) Viitasalo Katri, Kaittila Anniina, Hakovirta Mia, Isoniemi Henna, Moisio Meri
- Gendering boundary work: Experiences of work–family practices among Finnish working parents during COVID-19 lockdown (2022)
- Gender, Work and Organization
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