Hi all,

Thank you for the great network meeting in Malmö this week! It gave a lot of power for the winter.

Our Finnish social work delegation would like to advertise a webinar on LGBTQI+ research in social work on 5^th of December. The research webinar offers an opportunity to hear about and discuss current social work LGBTQI+ research in the Finnish context. In the webinar, researchers will present completed or ongoing research connected to themes of social work and LGBTQI+ issues. There will be time for discussion and comments throughout the presentations. Please register for the webinar by December 4th, 2025 through this link: Ilmoittautuminen // Registration – Täytä lomake The participation link will be sent to registered participants. The webinar will be held bilingually in English and Finnish.

Research webinar presentations:

Rethinking recognition: Diversity-Centered Social Work 

Emilia Brusila, University of Lapland

Attitudes and Knowledge Needs of Social Work Students in Relation to Sexual and Gender Diversity

Ilo Söderström and Kris Clarke, University of Helsinki

Trans youth and (in)visibility

Joa Hiitola and Valtteri Vähä-Savo, Tampere University

The webinar is organized by SosQ - The Finnish Network for LGBTQI+ Research in Social Work, which is a newly founded network where many of us are involved. If you want to keep updated about the LGBTQI+ research in social work in Finland, you can sign up for the SosQ email list by sending email to me (ilo.soderstrom@helsinki.fi). 😊

SosQ network webpage: LGBTQI+ research in social work | University of Helsinki

Best regards, Ilo Söderström

Ilo Söderström

DSocSci, Visiting researcher

Social work

Faculty of social sciences

University of Helsinki

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