Aila-Leena Matthies
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General description
I am a professor of social work (Ph.D. of social sciences) and head of the Unit of Social Sciences Unit at Kokkola University Center Chydenius. The focus of my teaching is doctoral studies in social work. In research, I am responsible for leading research projects, in which we collaborate with the public welfare regions, non-governmental organizations, and international research networks. My scientific expertise generally concerns the discipline of social work and welfare services, and in particular the so-called ecosocially sustainable transition and adult social work research.
Active JYU affiliations
- Kokkola University Consortium Chydenius, Professor
Research interests
Ecosocial social work research produces information about the importance of the environment in social work and the role of social work in sustainable transition. I hope that my research utilizes the practice of social work and the search for solutions for a sustainable transition in transdisciplinary research and policy. In addition, I am involved in knowledde production about the impact of adult social work methods and the boundary conditions for service user participation. I am especially interested in community-based and nature-based methods and the issues of inclusion of the most disadvantaged people. I am involved in the JYU.Well and JYU.Wisdom research communities of the University of Jyväskylä.
Fields of science
Follow-up groups
Projects as Principal investigator
- Service network changes and the role of community economy in rural areas
- Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
- Pohjois-Suomen yhteistyöalueen RRP3-arviointitutkimus / Osatutkimus 1: Aikuissosiaalityön menetelmien vaikutukset
- Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
- Daily life of digital exclusion in rural areas
- Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
- Impact of social work methods in working with adult people
- Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
- Applying Sustainability Transition Research in Social Work tackling Major Societal Challenge of Social Inclusion
- European Commission
- Financial Capabilty and Social Inclusion
- Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment of Central Finland
- Genius Loci matkailukirjanen kulttuuriperintöreiteistä
- Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment of Ostrobothnia
- An overview of the Rural Social Innovations
- Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
- Developing English teaching of social work
- Sosnet - Finnish National University Network for Social Work
- Involvement of mentally challenged persons in the development of Green Care-services as a part of their daytime and
work activities- Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment of Central Finland
Projects as Team Member
- Child Welfare Expertise in Social Work for Immigrant Children and Families
- Turtiainen, Kati
- Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
- Financial Capabilty and Social Inclusion
- Matthies, Aila-Leena
- Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment of Central Finland
- Kokkolan yliopistokeskus Chydeniuksessa johtamien professorien tutkimus-, kehittämis- ja koulutuskokonaisuudet
- Aittola, Marko
- City of Kokkola
- Paikallista kulttuuriperintöä hyödyntävi
- Ilmonen, Kari
- Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment of Ostrobothnia
- Monitoimijainen rakenteellisen sosiaalityön toimintamalli tulevaisuuden sosiaali- ja terveyspalveluissa
- Närhi, Kati
- Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
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