Tarja Juvonen
Principal Lecturer
tarja.juvonen@laurea.fi
+358 46 920 8057
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About me
I work as a Principal Lecturer at Laurea University of Applied Sciences in the Correctional Services Research Group. My responsibilities include teaching, supervising theses and participating in research and development projects. I hold a Doctor of Social Sciences degree (Social Work) and have experience working both in academia and in practical social work settings. My research interests focus on youth, multi-agency social work,and particularly individuals in vulnerable positions.
Education
- PhD (Social Sciences)
Research group
Correctional Services Research Group
Projects
- MoveOn – A Multiagency Network Model for addressing youth criminal behavior, street violence and gang formation (01.03.2025 – 31.08.2027)
- UNIK – New ways to support youth in desisting from crime through expert-by-experience (01.05.2025 – 31.10.2027)
- VAPAA – Multiagency social work to support clients released from prison in a digitalizing society (01.01.2024 – 31.12.2025)
Julkaisut
Juvonen, T., Rantanen, T., Rantala, H., & Suonio, M. (2026). Opportunities and challenges in digital social work with people re-entering society from prison: – Qualitative analysis of Finnish social workers’ views. Social Work and Social Sciences Review, 26(3). https://doi.org/10.1921/swssr20252620
Rantanen, T., Juvonen, T., & Eklund, K.(2025). Reducing the need for child welfare interventions through additional income support: a qualitative analysis of Finnish social workers’ views. Nordic Social Work Research, 15(2), 269–283. https://doi.org/10.1080/2156857X.2024.2312400
Rantanen, T., Juvonen, T., Eklund, K., & Toikko, T.(2025). The role of financial support in preventing the need for child protection services: a mixed method study on the effects and pathways of additional income support. European Journal of Social Work, 28(2), 231–244. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2024.2344014
de Arruda Camara, A., Heino, E. M., & Juvonen, T. (2022).Yksin maahan tulleiden lasten ja nuorten koti-ikävä ammattilaisten kuvaamana. Janus Sosiaalipolitiikan ja sosiaalityön tutkimuksen aikakauslehti, 30(1), 44-64. https://doi.org/10.30668/janus.98233