Areas of Expertise
Areas of Expertise
- Research on therapy for trauma-exposed children
- Trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT)
- Stepped Care CBT for Children after Trauma (SC-CBT-CT)
- Therapeutic alliance
- Implementation of evidence-based treatments
Ormhaug has a PhD in Psychology (2016) from the University of Oslo, as part of the Norwegian RCT study of TF-CBT.
Ormhaug’s core competences include child trauma, PTSD, RCTs, and psychotherapy research. She has been research leader and head of the section for implementation and treatment studies at NKVTS, where she had overall responsibility for three large implementation and treatment studies involving national and international collaborating institutions.
Ormhaug directs several research projects, including the Norwegian Stepped Care TF-CBT RCT study, and the project “Investigating the evidence base of treatments for persons exposed to, and perpetrators of, violence”. As part of these and other projects she collaborates closely with key institutions in the field such at The Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) and with leading experts in the US.
Ormhaug also works closely with Norwegian health services, and is consulted as an expert by health authorities. She was member of the Directorate of Health’s expert panel on violence and trauma in their work with developing national patient pathways for psychic health (2017-18).
She also has key roles in organizing major national and international scientific events. Examples include head of the scientific committee for the 2018 Norwegian TF-CBT conference with 200 participants and the 2022 and 2023 conferences for evidence based trauma treatment with 300-350 participants.
Projects
- 2022-2029 Implementation of TF-CBT at Norwegian Child and Adolescents’ Mental Health Clinics
- 2021-2026 TREAT INTERACT: Implementing a user involved education- and health system INTERACTive task-shifting approach for child mental health promotion in Uganda
- 2008-2025 Treatment of traumatized children and adolescents, TF-CBT
- 2018-2025 Stepping Together for Children after Trauma: Investigating the effectiveness of a parent-led, therapist assisted, treatment for traumatized children (the NorStep study)
- 2018-2023 Implementation of TF-CBT at Norwegian Child and Adolescents’ Mental Health Clinics and Child Advocacy Centers
Academic Articles
Fagermoen, E. M., Skjærvø, I., Birkeland, M. S., Jensen, T., Ormhaug, S. M., (2024). The bidirectional associations between caregiver and child symptoms in the parent-led treatment stepping together for children after traumaElsevier. doi:10.1016/j.brat.2023.104459
Ormhaug, S. M., Skjærvø, I., Dyrdal, G. M., Fagermoen, E. M., Haabrekke, K. J. Ø., Jensen, T., Knutsen, M. L., Næss, A., Päivärinne, H. M., Martinsen, M., (2024). Stepping Together for Children After Trauma (ST-CT): Feasibility and Predictors of Outcome of a Parent-led, Therapist Assisted TreatmentSpringer. doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10802-024-01199-5
Næss, A., Haabrekke, K. J. Ø., Päivärinne, H. M., Skjærvø, I., Martinsen, M., Ormhaug, S. M., (2024). The therapist role in parent-led cognitive behavioral therapy for children after trauma: treating trauma from a distanceRoutledge. doi:10.1080/16506073.2024.2360042
Salloum, A., Ormhaug, S. M., Jensen, T., Skjærvø, I., Storch, E. A., (2024). Stepped Care Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Children after TraumaAdvances in Psychiatry and Behavioral Health. doi:10.1016/j.ypsc.2024.04.007
Fagermoen, E. M., Skjærvø, I., Jensen, T., Ormhaug, S. M., (2023). Parent-led stepped care for traumatised children: parental factors that predict treatment completion and responseTaylor & Francis. doi:10.1080/20008066.2023.2225151
Bartels, L., Skar, A. S., Birkeland, M. S., Ormhaug, S. M., Berliner, L., Jensen, T., (2023). The differential impact of the DSM-5 post-traumatic stress symptoms on functional impairment in traumatized children and adolescentsSpringer. doi:10.1007/s00787-023-02266-w
Fagermoen, E. M., Jensen, T., Martinsen, M., Ormhaug, S. M., (2023). Parent-Led Stepped Care Trauma Treatment: Parents’ Experiences With Helping Their Child RecoverSpringer. doi:10.1007/s40653-023-00537-x
de Haan, A., Meiser-Stedman, R., Landolt, M. A., Kuhn, I., Black, M. J., Klaus, K., Patel, S. D., Fisher, D. J., Haag, C., Ukoumunne, O. C., Jones, B. G., Flaiyah, A. M., Catani, C., Dawson, K., Bryant, R. A., de Roos, C., Ertl, V., Foa, E. B., Ford, J. D., Gilboa-Schechtman, E., Tutus, D., Hermenau, K., Hecker, T., Hultmann, O., Axberg, U., Jaberghaderi, N., Jensen, T., Ormhaug, S. M., Kenardy, J., Lindauer, R. J. L., Diehle, J., Murray, L. K., Kane, J. C., Peltonen, K., Kangaslampi, S., Robjant, K., Koebach, A., Rosner, R., Rossouw, J., Smith, P., Tonge, B. J., Hitchcock, C., Dalgleish, T., (2023). Efficacy and moderators of efficacy of cognitive behavioural therapies with a trauma focus in children and adolescents: an individual participant data meta-analysis of randomised trialsElsevier. doi:10.1016/S2352-4642(23)00253-5
Stensland, S., Glad, K. A., Andersen, A. J., Brodersen, D., Bækkelund, H., Daae, C., Heltne, U. M., Jensen, T., Johnsen, I., Kristensen, P., Nissen, A., Ormhaug, S. M., Reinholdt, N. P., Stene, L. E., Thapa, S. B., Thoresen, S., Ottesen, A., (2023). Oppfølging av mennesker rammet av krig og katastrofer. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. doi:10.4045/tidsskr.23.0791
Ovenstad, K. S., Ormhaug, S. M., & Jensen, T. (2022). The relationship between youth involvement, alliance and outcome in trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy. Psychotherapy Research, 1-13. doi:10.1080/10503307.2022.2123719
Skar, A. M. S., Braathu, N., Jensen, T., & Ormhaug, S. M. (2022). Predictors of nonresponse and drop-out among children and adolescents receiving TF-CBT: investigation of client-, therapist-, and implementation factors. BMC Health Services Research, 22(1), 1-13. doi:10.1186/s12913-022-08497-y
Jensen, T., Braathu, N., Birkeland, M. S., Ormhaug, S. M., & Skar, A. M. S. (2022). Complex PTSD and treatment outcomes in TF-CBT for youth: A naturalistic study. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 13(2), 1-11. doi:10.1080/20008066.2022.2114630
Ovenstad, K. S., Jensen, T., & Ormhaug, S. M. (2021). Four perspectives on traumatized youths’ therapeutic alliance: Correspondence and outcome predictions. Psychotherapy Research. doi:10.1080/10503307.2021.2011983
Pfeiffer, E., Ormhaug, S. M., Tutus, D., Holt, T., Rosner, R., Wentzel-Larsen, T., & Jensen, T. K. (2020). Does the therapist matter? Therapist characteristics and their relation to outcome in trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy for children and adolescents. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 11(1), 1-10. doi:10.1080/20008198.2020.1776048
Ovenstad, K. S., Ovenstad, K. S., Ormhaug, S. M., Shirk, S. R., & Jensen, T. K.Jensen, T. K. (2020). Therapists' behaviors and youths' therapeutic alliance during trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 88(4), 350-361. doi:10.1037/ccp0000465
Aas, E., Silwal, S., Cyr, P. R., Holt, T., Ormhaug, S. M., & Jensen, T. K. (2020). Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in children and adolescent with post-traumatic stress symptom: A comparison of 16D and condition-specific instruments. Nordic Journal of Health Economics, 8(1), 46-71. doi:10.5617/njhe.6929
Birkeland, M. S., Holt, T., Ormhaug, S. M., & Jensen, T. K. (2020). Perceived social support and posttraumatic stress symptoms in children and youth in therapy: A parallel process latent growth curve model. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 132. doi:10.1016/j.brat.2020.103655 Summary
Skar, A. M. S., Ormhaug, S. M., & Jensen, T. K. (2019). Reported Levels of Upset in Youth After Routine Trauma Screening at Mental Health Clinics. JAMA Network Open, 2(5), e194003. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.4003
Aas, E., Iversen, T., Holt, T., Ormhaug, S. M., & Jensen, T. K. (2019). Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: A Randomized Control Trial among Norwegian Youth. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 48(1), S298-S311. doi:10.1080/15374416.2018.1463535
Knutsen, M. L., Knutsen, M. L., Czajkowski, N. O., & Ormhaug, S. M. (2018). Changes in posttraumatic stress symptoms, cognitions, and depression during treatment of traumatized youth. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 111, 119-126. doi:10.1016/j.brat.2018.10.010
Jensen, T. K., Holt, T., Ormhaug, S. M., Fjermestad, K., & Wentzel-Larsen, T. (2018). Change in post-traumatic cognitions mediates treatment effects for traumatized youth — A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 65(2), 166-177. doi:10.1037/cou0000258
Ormhaug, S. M., & Jensen, T. K. (2018). Investigating treatment characteristics and first-session relationship variables as predictors of dropout in the treatment of traumatized youth. Psychotherapy Research, 28(2), 235-249. doi:10.1080/10503307.2016.1189617 Summary
Jensen, T. K., Holt, T., & Ormhaug, S. M. (2017). A follow-up study from a multisite, randomized controlled trial for traumatized children receiving TF-CBT. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 45(8), 1587-1597. doi:10.1007/s10802-017-0270-0 Summary
Dos Santos, N. E., Jensen, T. K., & Ormhaug, S. M. (2016). Er det så ille å bli spurt om traumer? : barns opplevelser av traumekartlegging i BUP [Is it really so upsetting? Traumatized children’s reaction to screening and symptom assessment] Norwegian only. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening, 53(7), 536-545. Summary
Jensen, T. K., & Ormhaug, S. M. (2016). Behandling av barn og ungdom som har erfart traumer [Treatment for children and adolescents exposed to trauma] Norwegian only. In C. Øverlien, M. I. Hauge & J. H. Schultz (Red.) Barn, vold og traumer. Møter med unge i utsatte livssituasjoner. (pp. 237-250). Universitetsforlaget.
Jensen, T. K., & Ormhaug, S. M. (2016). Tidlig intervensjon og forebygging av traumerelaterte vansker og posttraumatisk stress hos barn og unge [Early intervention for traumarelated sypmtoms and posttramatisc stress] Norwegian only. In C. Øverlien, M. I. Hauge & J. H. Schultz (Red.) Barn, vold og traumer. Møter med unge i utsatte livssituasjoner. (pp. 23-44). Universitetsforlaget.
Ormhaug, S. M., Shirk, S. R., & Wentzel-Larsen, T. (2015). Therapist and client perspectives on the alliance in the treatment of traumatized adolescents. European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 6. doi:10.3402/ejpt.v6.27705 Summary
Hukkelberg, S. S., Ormhaug, S. M., Holt, T., Wentzel-Larsen, T., & Jensen, T. K. (2014). Diagnostic utility of CPSS vs. CAPS-CA for assessing posttraumatic stress symptoms in children and adolescents. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 28(1), 51-56. doi:10.1016/j.janxdis.2013.11.001 Summary
Ormhaug, S. M., Jensen, T. K., Wentzel-Larsen, T., & Shirk, S. R. (2014). The Therapeutic Alliance in Treatment of Traumatized Youths: Relation to Outcome in a Randomized Clinical Trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 82(1), 52-64. doi:10.1037/a0033884 Summary
Jensen, T. K., Holt, T., Ormhaug, S. M., Egeland, K., Granly, L., Hoaas, L. E. C., Hukkelberg, S. S., Indregard, T., Stormyren, S., & Wentzel-Larsen, T. (2014). A Randomized Effectiveness Study Comparing Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy With Therapy as Usual for Youth. Journal of Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology, 43(3), 356-369. doi:10.1080/15374416.2013.822307 Summary
Hultmann, O., Möller, J., Ormhaug, S. M., & Broberg, A. (2013). Asking Routinely About Intimate Partner Violence in a Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinic: A Qualitative Study. Journal of Family Violence. doi:10.1007/s10896-013-9554-5 Summary
Glad, K. A., Jensen, T. K., Holt, T., & Ormhaug, S. M. (2013). Exploring self-perceived growth in a clinical sample of severely traumatized youth. International Journal of Child Abuse & Neglect, 37(5), 331-342. doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2013.02.007 Summary
Ormhaug, S. M., Jensen, T. K., Hukkelberg, S. S., & Egeland, K. (2012). Traumer hos barn - blir de gjemt eller glemt? Kartlegging av traumatiske erfaringer hos barn og unge henvist til BUP [Screening for traumatic experiences among children and adolescents referred to outpatient clinics] Norwegian only. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening, 49, 234-239. Summary
Stensland, S., Aakvaag, H. F., & Ormhaug, S. M. (2011). Posttraumatiske reaksjoner hos barn og ungdom: Hvordan kan barnelegen møte barn og ungdommer som har opplevd traumatiske hendelser. Paidos: Tidsskrift for Norsk barnelegeforening, 29(2), 60-63.
Stormyren, S., & Ormhaug, S. M. (2009). Barns reaksjoner på traumatiske opplevelser. Fosterhjemskontakt : tidsskrift om fosterhjemsarbeid, 28(2), 3-4.
Books and dissertations
Ormhaug, S. M. (2016). The therapeutic alliance in the treatment of traumatized youths. Relationship to outcome and dropout across rater perspectives and therapeutic interventions. (Doktorgradsavhandling). Summary
Reports
Birkeland, M. S., Blestad, C., Granly, L., Knutsen, M. L., Ormhaug, S. M., Skar, A. S., Jensen, T., (2024). Femten år med forskning på og implementering av traumefokusert kognitiv atferdsterapi (TF-CBT) i Norge.
Other publications
Ormhaug, S. M., Augusti, E., Birkeland, M. S., Bræin, M. K., Evang, A., Hafstad, G. S., Hansen, L. S., Jensen, T., Knutsen, M. L., Løken, P. M. H., Michaelsen, K., Moen, L. H., Päivärinne, H. M., Simonsen, A. H., Skar, A. S., Øverland, K., Øverlien, C., (2023). Barn trenger rom til å fortelle. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening.
Ormhaug, S. M., Augusti, E., Birkeland, M. S., Bræin, M. K., Evang, A., Hafstad, G. S., Hansen, L. S., Jensen, T., Knutsen, M. L., Løken, P. M. H., Michaelsen, K., Moen, L. H., Päivärinne, H. M., Simonsen, A. H., Skar, A. S., Øverland, K., Øverlien, C., (2023). Angsten for å snakke med barn om vold og overgrep. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening.
Ormhaug, S. M., Jensen, T., Øverland, K., Augusti, E., Birkeland, M. S., Bræin, M. K., Evang, A., Hafstad, G. S., Hansen, L. S., Øverlien, C., (2023). Barn trenger rom til å fortelle. Vi må unngå å skape usikkerhet om det er greit å snakke med barn om vold.. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening.
Ormhaug, S. M., Jensen, T., Øverland, K., (2023). Angsten for å snakke med barn om vold og overgrep. Vi er bekymret for at påstander om filmen «Alle barn har rett til en trygg barndom» kan føre til at vi blir redde for å snakke med barn om vold og overgrep.. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening. doi:10.31265/ps.695
Nordanger, D., Gjestad, R., Solhaug, P., Andersen, A., Bræin, M. K., Johannessen, K. N., Lundegaard, A., Ormhaug, S. M., Andersson, G. J., Gran, J., Hafstad, G. S., Hanssen, T., Johansen, V. A., Simonsen, A. H., Steinkopf, H., & Johansson, E. R. (2021). Trauma and development education monitor: Et nytt instrument for å måle traumekompetanse. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening. doi:10.52734/Y6g8ru84
Nordanger, D. Ø., Gjestad, R., Solhaug, P., Andersen, A., Bræin, M. K., Johannessen, K. N., Lundegaard, A., Ormhaug, S. M., Andersson, G. J., Gran, J., Hafstad, G. S., Hanssen, T., Johansen, V. A., Simonsen, A. H., Steinkopf, H., Johansson, E. R., (2021). Trauma and Development Education Monitor: et nytt instrument for å måle traumekompetanse. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening. doi:10.52734/Y6g8ru84
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