I work as a professor in adolescent psychiatry. My responsibilites include the education of medical students in adolescent psychiatry and both the specialist and doctoral training in the field. I'm also responsible for the psychotherapy training provided by the Department of Psychiatry.

Currently, my research work focuses on three themes: 1) epidemiological research, 2) patient research, and 3) intervention research. In relation to the themes, I have both my own research projects and collaborate on several other projects. Information on research projects in adolescent psychiatry can be found on the website of the Adolescent Mental Health Research Program: https://sites.utu.fi/adolescentmentalhealth/

Teaching of adolescent psychiatry for medical students takes place during the fourth year of studies in connection with the course in psychiatry. During the course the students have also the opportunity to complete an optional course in adolescent psychiatry. Specialist training in adolescent psychiatry has two main components: a structured seminar program and competence-based teaching. The seminar program consists of seminars of adolescent psychiatry, which are complemented with seminars from the child and adult psychiatry specialization programs as well. Competence-based teaching is based on specific learning objectives set for the clinical service, guidance provided by personal tutors and regular assessments. We use national Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) in the competence assessments and our competence-based teaching is actively developed.