Norwegian Psychologists Specializing in Children Affected by War, Immigration, and Poverty I am a PhD holder and Clinical Psychologist experienced in initiating, creating, implementing, evaluating, and leading social and behavioral protection and change programs for children and adolescents. I have a proven track record in delivering positive mental health and well-being outcomes in fragile contexts and across economic divides.
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EDUCATION
2014 – 2018 PhD in Psychology, University of Bergen, Norway
2000 – 2004 Training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and CBT Supervision, The Norwegian Association for Cognitive Therapy (NFKT)
1992 – 1999 Clinical Psychologist, Clinical study of Psychology, University of Tromsø, UiT
HONORS AND GRANTS
2022 Winner of Youth Mental Health Challenge by Uplink - World Economic Forum
2020 – 2022 Grant from Great Canada Challenges for proof of concept study of The Helping Hand, SAMS Lebanon
2020 – 2022 Grant from Innovation Norway, The Helping Hand
2020 Today´s Everyday Hero. TV2, Norway
2019 Personal grant from Sparebanken Vest, Norway
2019 Nominated to "Citizen of the year, Bergen"
2018 – 2020 Grant from Innovation Norway through NORAD2030
2018 – 2019 Grant from The Norwegian Health Directory, Bærum
2018 – 2019 Grant from The Norwegian Health Directory
2016 – 2017 Overseas Scholarship, The Norwegian Research Council
2014 – 2017 PhD grant from The Norwegian Research Council
2014 – 2015 Personal grant from Extrastiftelsen
2014 Personal grant from Kavlifondet
2011 – 2013 Grant from The Norwegian Health Directory
2013 The Norwegian Psychology Association´ Aasa Gruda Skard´s honor
2012 Bergen University Hospital´s prize for Innovation
2010 Personal grant from The Norwegian Association for Cognitive Therapy
POSITIONS, REPRESENTATION AND VOLUNTARY WORK
2019 – ? Representing Norway in EFPA, Board of Prevention and Promotion
2020 – 2022 Member of the board of Reaching across borders
2019 – 2022 Founding and developing “The Crochet Community Collective” in collaboration with MAPS, Lebanon, fundraising for education, mental health support
2016 – 2017 Member of the board of Association for Intercultural Psychology, The Norwegian Psychology Association
2013 – 2018 Representing Norway in Low intensity CBT in EABCT
2004 – 2017 Member of the board of The Norwegian Association for Cognitive Therapy
2007 – 2010 Founder and member of the board of Lesehug
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
APPS AND DIGITALIZED LEARNING PROGRAMS
Magic Mitten, Ukrainian and English, app for children 8 – 12 years
Helping Hand, app for adolescents 12 – 19 years, Norwegian, English, French, Ukrainian
الید المسا ِعدة, for adolescents 12 - 19 years, Arabic
Grønne tanker i Salaby, Digitalized learning program for kids, for children 4 - 8 years, Norwegian
Glade Maur, app for children 4 - 8 years; Norwegian, Spanish, Sápmi, English and Arabic
POPULAR SCIENCE PUBLICATIONS
Raknes S (2023). Folkehelse og livsmestring for flyktningbarn. Forebygging.no
Raknes S & Rostami A (2022). Gir spill uante muligheter? Forebygging.no
Raknes S (2022). Kan elever spille seg til psykisk helse i skolen? Forebygging.no
Raknes S og Stensholt KW (2021). Spill fenger - erfaringer med spill app for sosial og emosjonell læring i klasserommet. Forebygging.no
Raknes, S. (2021). Tanker og følelser på timeplanen for ungdom i Namsos: Evaluering av implementering av psykologisk førstehjelp skoleåret 2020/2021. Rapport til Namsos Kommune, Program for folkehelse.
Raknes, S. (2020). Hjelpehånda - et spill for å trene på følelsesmessige utfordringer, derjournal.no, desember, s 26; og på arabisk, s 43
Albiad, I & Raknes, S. (2020). Korona forverrer situasjonen for syriske flyktninger i Libanon. derjournal.no, desember, s25-26; og på arabisk, s 43-44
Raknes, S. (2020). Mangan, miljø og mot.
Raknes, Hansen, Cederkvist & Nordgaard (2017). Psykologisk førstehjelp i skole og skolehelsetjeneste. I Kvarme (red). Sårbare skolebarn. Bergen: Fagbokforlaget.
Repål, A & Raknes, S (2015). Islamifisering av psykoterapi. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening 52, 141-144
Raknes, S. (2015). Atferdseksperimenter og hjemmeoppgaver. I Berge og Repål (red). Håndbok i kognitiv terapi 2. utgave. s 71-81, Oslo: Gyldendal Akademisk.
Raknes, S (2014) Grønne tanker om helsesøsterarbeid. Tidsskrift for helsesøstre, 3, 54-56
Neumer, Raknes, Martinsen, Haugland, Matre, Dahl (2013). Tre KAT-baserte forskningsprosjekter for barn og unge. Tidsskrift for kognitiv terapi, 4, 6-19
Raknes, S & Haugland, B (2013): Psykologisk Førstehjelp. Veiledning for bruk i førstelinjen. Oslo: Gyldendal Akademisk.
Raknes, S (2014). Grønne tanker – glade barn. Oslo: Gyldendal Akademisk.
Raknes, S (2014). Sint og glad i barnehagen. Oslo: Gyldendal.
Raknes, S. (2010a). Psykologisk førstehjelp. Barn. Oslo: Gyldendal Akademisk.
Raknes, S. (2010b). Psykologisk førstehjelp. Ungdom. Oslo: Gyldendal Akademisk.
SELECTED LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS
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MEDIA, SELECTED
Jan 25th 2023 World Economic Forum. The Helping Hand is at the top of the Tech for Good-list.
May 20th 2022 Winner of Youth Mental Health Challenge, UpLink - World Economic Forum
March 1st 2022 How Attensi is forging a new path to mental wellbeing with VR, gaming, and simulation. Mental Health Today
10.11.2018 Psykologisk førstehjelper BT Magasinet
13.09.2018 Doktergrad Solfrid Raknes. Bergens Tidende
10.08.2018 Generasjon prestasjon junior. Aftenposten, A-magasinet
16.07.2018 Flukt gir usynlege skadar. Vårt Land
23.05.2018 Solfrid Raknes er glad for at gründerjobben har blitt en livsstil. Psykologisk.no
9.032018 Stort frammøte på 8. mars. Avisa Hordaland
27.12.2017 Teiknar håp i flyktningeleiren Framtida Junior
20.12.2017 Jeg er kald. Ta meg tilbake til huset mitt. Bergens Tidende
15.09.2017 Læreren er viktig for å fange opp psykiske problemer. Forskning.no
2010 Trør til med Psykologisk førstehjelp. Tidsskrift for norsk psykologforening
2003 Skrekk og gru i heisen. Norge Rundt, NRK TV