Research output per year
Research output per year
Ph.d.
Research activity per year
I am an associate professor at University College Copenhagen, Department of Social Work Education. I have been employed here since 2016, when I also completed my PhD at Aalborg University, Department of Sociology and Social Work. The four articles in my PhD thesis combine qualitative and quantitative data to understand how social workers utilise social work methods.
Prior to my PhD studies, I worked as a research assistant at SFI - The National Research Centre for Welfare, where I prepared research reports and conducted data collection in several municipalities with a strong focus on impact studies. I have a basic education as a social worker, which has given me first-hand experience of the challenges and cultures of working in the field of child welfare. Through the knowledge of both the scientific work and the actual practice I have been able to utilise a focus on relevant issues and communication at eye level with professionals.
My current research at University College Copenhagen focuses, among other things, on including children's perspectives in the research project ‘Me and My Foster Family’ (MOMP), risk assessments with a special focus on referrals in the research project ‘Using validated Screening Tools for Assessing Referrals’ (STAR) and research in foster parents' and professionals' experiences of interventions in the research project ‘Holding a foster child’s Mind in Mind’. In this regard, I have created an overview of possible interventions for children placed in care and for foster parents, designed qualitative data collection and organised children's panels.
My work has been published in international journals and publishers such as British Journal of Social Work, European Journal of Social Work, Research on Social Work Practice, European Social Work Research, BMC Psychology, Child & Family Social Work, SAGE and Nordic publishers such as Nordic Social Work Research, Uden for Nummer and Fontene Forskning.
Aalborg University
2006 → 2009
Award Date: 8 Apr 2009
Kandidat i Socialt Arbejde, Aalborg University
Award Date: 1 Jan 2009
Komparativt studie af forskellige metoder til den børnefaglige undersøgelse, Aalborg University
2011 → 2016
Den Social Højskole, København
2001 → 2004
Ph.d.-studerende, Aalborg University
Undervisningsassistent, Aalborg University
1 Feb 2016 → 1 Feb 2017
Forskningsassistent, SFI - Det Nationale Forskningscenter for Velfærd
2009 → 2011
Student, SFI - Det Nationale Forskningscenter for Velfærd
2007 → 2009
Socialrådgiver, Københavns Kommune
2006 → 2007
Socialrådgiver, Helsingør Kommune
2004 → 2006
Research output: Book/Report/PhD thesis › Book › Communication
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Research output: Book/Report/PhD thesis › Book › Communication
Research output: Book/Report/PhD thesis › Book › Communication
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Sørensen, K. M. (Principle researcher)
01/04/25 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
Sørensen, K. M. (Principle researcher), Baviskar, S. (Principle researcher), Jacobsen, C. B. (Principle researcher), Vis, S. A. (Co-researcher), Henriksen, A.-K. E. (Principle researcher), Hedeboe, L. M. (Co-researcher) & Andersen, B. B. (Co-researcher)
01/05/24 → 30/04/26
Project: Research
Baviskar, S. (Principle researcher), Sørensen, K. M. (Co-researcher), Thygesen, S. (Co-researcher), Bergström, P. M. (Co-researcher), Dencker-Larsen, S. (Co-researcher), Bischoff, P. (Co-researcher), Andersson Søe, M. (Co-researcher) & Funder, L. R. (Co-researcher)
01/10/23 → 31/03/27
Project: Research
Sørensen, K. M. (Principle researcher), Pontoppidan, M. (Principle researcher), Dalgaard, N. T. (Principle researcher) & Villumsen, A. M. (Principle researcher)
01/08/21 → 31/07/25
Project: Research
Gale, C. (Principle researcher), Jacobsen, C. B. (Co-researcher) & Sørensen, K. M. (Co-researcher)
01/10/23 → 31/05/24
Project: Research
Sørensen, K. M. (Speaker)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Seminar
Sørensen, K. M. (Referee)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Reviewer/editor of journal
Sørensen, K. M. (Arranger)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Seminar
Sørensen, K. M. (Referee)
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Reviewer/editor of journal
Sørensen, K. M. (Member)
Activity: Membership types › Member of national network