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Skar, Ane-Marthe Solheim

Senior Researcher
Unit: Section for Implementation and treatment research
Telephone: 976 61 591

Areas of Expertise

Global health

Implementation science

Preventive interventions

Trauma and trauma treatment

I received my PhD from the Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, in 2015. Since then, I have worked as a researcher and research leader at NKVTS while also holding positions at the University of Oslo (post doc) and the University of Bergen (researcher and PhD supervisor). My current positions are as senior researcher and principal investigator at the Norwegian Center for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies and department director at the cluster for global health at the Norwegian Institute for Public Health. My academic interests include intervention and implementation research, global and public health, with a particular focus on mental health, violence and trauma. I am also passionate about leadership and like to combine leadership and research responsibillities.

I have received four research grants and been the principal investigator in studies conducted in multiple countries, including Norway, Colombia, Mozambique, and Uganda. Between 2018-2021 I was the project leader of national implementation of trauma-focused cognitive-behavioural therapy (TF-CBT) in Norwegian child and adolescent mental health clinics, and principal investigator of an implementation research study where the aim was to investigate the effect of the Leadership and Organizational Change for Organization (LOCI) strategy on implementation success of evidence-based treatment methods for PTSD. I am currently principal investigator of an implementation study related to task-shifted mental health promotion at primary schools in Uganda, and for research projects in Norway related to children and trauma.

I supervise students at master, specialist, and PhD level. Currently I have the pleasure of supervising four PhD candidates in topics related to global mental health, early childhood alcohol use, trauma treatment in child advocacy centers, and psychosocial care of elderly.

I am the chair of Global Health Norway as well as board member at the Norwegian Research School for Global Health, International Community Health (2 years master´s), International Child Development Programme (ICDP), and Nettverk for implementeringsforskning [Network for Implementation Research].

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Scientific articles and chapters

2023

Bartels, L., Skar, A. M. 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 adolescents. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1-9. doi:10.1007/s00787-023-02266-w

Egeland, K. M., Borge, R. H., Peters, N., Bækkelund, H., Braathu, N., Sklar, M., . . . Skar, A. M. S. et al. (2023). Individual-level associations between implementation leadership, climate, and anticipated outcomes: a time-lagged mediation analysis. Implementation Science Communications, 4(1). doi:10.1186/s43058-023-00459-7

Holmsen, L. C., Tveit, B., Skar, A. M. S., & Hem, M. H. (2023). Professional caregivers’ participation in the International Caregiver Development Programme: A qualitative study of psychosocial care in nursing homes. Nursing Open. doi:10.1002/nop2.1775

2022

Aminihajibashi, S., Skar, A. M. S., & Jensen, T. (2022). Professional wellbeing and turnover intention among child therapists: a comparison between therapists trained and untrained in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. BMC Health Services Research, 22(1). doi:10.1186/s12913-022-08670-3

Birkeland, M. S., Skar, A. M. S., & Jensen, T. (2022). Understanding the relationships between trauma type and individual posttraumatic stress symptoms: A cross-sectional study of a clinical sample of children and adolescents. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. doi:10.1111/jcpp.13602

Borge, R. H., Egeland, K. M., Aarons, G. A., Ehrhart, M. G., Sklar, M., & Skar, A. M. S. (2022). “Change Doesn’t Happen by Itself”: A Thematic Analysis of First-Level Leaders’ Experiences Participating in the Leadership and Organizational Change for Implementation (LOCI) Strategy. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research. doi:10.1007/s10488-022-01199-x

Brekke, I., Smith, O. R. F., Skjønsberg, E. E., Holt, T., Helland, M. S., Aarø, L. E., Røysamb, E., Røsand, G. M. B., Torgersen, L., Skar, A. M. S., & Aase, H. (2022). Effectiveness of the International Child Development Programme: Results from a randomized controlled trial. Child & Family Social Work, 1-15. doi:10.1111/cfs.12973

Braathu, N., Laukvik, E. H., Egeland, K. M., & Skar, A. M. S. (2022). Validation of the Norwegian versions of the Implementation Leadership Scale (ILS) and Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) in a mental health care setting. BMC Psychology. doi:10.1186/s40359-022-00725-8

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

Peters, N., Borge, R. H., Skar, A. M. S., & Egeland, K. M. (2022). Measuring implementation climate: Psychometric properties of the Implementation Climate Scale (ICS) in Norwegian mental health care services. BMC Health Services Research. doi:10.1186/s12913-021-07441-w

Ramsli, E. G., Skar, A. M. S., Skylstad, V., Sjöblom, D., Gread, Z., Chiong, W., & Engebretsen, I. M. S. (2022). Child and Caregiver Reporting on Child Maltreatment and Mental Health in the Philippines Before and After an International Child Development Program (ICDP) Parenting Intervention. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma. doi:10.1007/s40653-022-00483-0

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

Skar, A. M. S., Braathu, N., Peters, N., Bækkelund, H., Endsjø, M., Babaii, A., Borge, R. H., Wentzel-Larsen, T., Ehrhart, M. G., Sklar, M., Brown, C. H., Aarons, G. A., & Egeland, K. M. (2022). A stepped-wedge randomized trial investigating the effect of the Leadership and Organizational Change for Implementation (LOCI) intervention on implementation and transformational leadership, and implementation climate. BMC Health Services Research, 22(1). doi:10.1186/s12913-022-07539-9

Skar, A. M. S., Shevlin, M., & Vang, M. L. (2022). Does Personal Therapy and Supervision Protect Against Burnout and Secondary Traumatization? A Cross-Sectional Study Among Danish Child Protection Workers. Traumatology. doi:10.1037/trm0000372

Skylstad, V., Babirye, J. N., Kiguli, J., Skar, A. M. S., Kühl, M. J., Nalugya, J. S., & Engebretsen, I. M. S. (2022). Are we overlooking alcohol use by younger children. BMJ Paediatrics Open, 6(1). doi:10.1136/bmjpo-2021-001242

Skylstad, V., Engebretsen, I. M. S., Nalugya, S., Opesen, C., Ndeezi, G., Okello, E., . . . Skar, A. M. S. et al. (2022). ‘There is nowhere to take the child’: a qualitative study of community members’ views on managing early childhood substance use in Mbale, Uganda. BMC Public Health, 22. doi:10.1186/s12889-022-13548-4

Skylstad, V., Nalugya, J. S., Skar, A. M. S., Opesen, C., Ndeezi, G., Okello, E. S., . . . Tumwine, J. et al. (2022). ‘As soon as they can hold a glass, they begin taking alcohol’: a qualitative study on early childhood substance use in Mbale District, Uganda. BMC Public Health, 22(1). doi:10.1186/s12889-022-13140-w

2021

Andersson, E. S., Skar, A. M. S., & Jensen, T. K. (2021). Unaccompanied refugee minors and resettlement: Turning points towards integration. European Journal of Social Psychology, 1-30. doi:10.1002/ejsp.2761

Borge, R. H., Skar, A. M. S., Endsjø, M., & Egeland, K. M. (2021). Good soldiers in implementation: validation of the Implementation Citizenship Behavior Scale and its relation to implementation leadership and intentions to use evidence-based practices. Implementation Science Communications, 2. doi:10.1186/s43058-021-00240-8

Skar, A. M. S., Jensen, T. K., & Harpviken, A. N. (2021). Who Reports What? A Comparison of Child and Caregivers´ Reports of Child Trauma Exposure and Associations to Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms and Functional Impairment in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Clinics. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology. doi:10.1007/s10802-021-00788-y

Skylstad, V., Aber, H., Bakken, V., Dierkes, J., Iversen, S. A., Akselberg, S. M., Kisaakye, E., Kühl, M. J., Nalugya, J., Rayamajhi, D., Rayamajhi, D., Sebuwufu, D., Skar, A. M. S., Skokauskas, N., Valeckaite, N., Valeckaite, N., Wamani, H., Engebretsen, I. M. S., & Babirye, J. N. (2021). Child alcohol use disorder in Eastern Uganda: Screening, diagnostics, risk factors and management of children drinking alcohol in Uganda (TREAT C-AUD): A mixed-methods research protocol. BMJ Paediatrics Open, 5(1), 1-8. doi:10.1136/bmjpo-2021-001214

2020

Engebretsen, I. M. S., Skar, A. M. S., Dierkes, J., Kühl, M. J., Skylstad, V., Teigland, K., . . . Aber, H. et al. (2020). Are pre-adolescent children drinking alcohol? Studies on child alcohol use disorder in Eastern Uganda. World Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Stadnick, N. A., Aarons, G. A., Blake, L., Brookman-Frazee, L. I., Dourgnon, P., Engell, T., Engell, T., Jusot, T., Lau, A. A., Prieur, C., Skar, A. M. S., & Barnet, M. L. (2020). Leveraging implementation science to reduce inequities in children’s mental health care: Highlights from a multidisciplinary international colloquium. BMC Proceedings, 14(2). doi:10.1186/s12919-020-00184-2

Stadnick, N. A., Aarons, G. A., Blake, L., Brookman-Frazee, L. I., Dourgnon, P., Engell, T., Jusot, F., Lau, A. S., Prieur, C., Skar, A. M. S., & Barnett, M. L. (2020). Leveraging implementation science to reduce inequities in Children’s mental health care: Highlights from a multidisciplinary international colloquium. BMC Proceedings, 14, 1-12. doi:10.1186/s12919-020-00184-2

2019

Egeland, K. M., Skar, A. M. S., Endsjø, M., Laukvik, E. H., Bækkelund, H., Babaii, A., Granly, L. B., Granly, L., Husebø, G. K., Borge, R. H., Ehrhart, M. G., Sklar, M., Brown, C. H., & Aarons, G. A. (2019). Testing the leadership and organizational change for implementaion (LOCI) intervention in Norwegian mental health clinics: a stepped-wedge cluster randomized design study protocol. Implementation Science, 14(28). doi:10.1186/s13012-019-0873-7

Jensen, T. K., Skar, A. M. S., Andersson, E. S., & Birkeland, M. S. (2019). Long-term mental health in unaccompanied refugee minors: Pre- and post-flight predictors. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. doi:10.1007/s00787-019-01340-6

Skar, A. M. S., De Abreu, R. M., & Vaughn, M. J. (2019). Strengthening a Whole Child Approach within Residential Care Settings Through Psychosocial Support and Nutritional Guidance. Child Care in Practice, 25(3), 230-247. doi:10.1080/13575279.2017.1371670

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

2017

Skar, A. M. S., Flakk, G., & von Tetzchner, S. (2017). ICDP – International Child Development Programme. In H. Eng, S. K. Ertesvåg, I. Frønes & J. Kjøbli (Red.) Den krevende foreldrerollen (pp. 148-168). Gyldendal Akademisk. doi:10.1080/17405629.2013.793597

Skar, A. M. S., Sherr, L., Macedo, A., von Tetzchner, S., & Fostervold, K. I. (2017). Evaluation of parenting interventions to prevent violence against children in Colombia – a randomised controlled trial. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(1-2), 1098-1126. doi:10.1177/0886260517736881

2014

Clucas, C., Skar, A. M. S., Sherr, L., & Tetzchner, S. v. (2014). Mothers and Fathers Attending the International Child Development Programme in Norway. The Family Journal, 22(4), 409-418. doi:10.1177/1066480714533640

Sherr, L., Skar, A. M. S., Clucas, C., Tetzchner, S. v., & Hundeide, K. (2014). Evaluation of the International Child Development Programme (ICDP) as a community-wide parenting programme. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 11(1), 1-17. doi:10.1080/17405629.2013.793597

Skar, A. M. S., Sherr, L., Clucas, C., & Tetzchner, S. v. (2014). Evaluation of Follow-Up Effects of the International Child Development Programme on Caregivers in Mozambique. Infants and young children, 27(2), 120-135. doi:10.1097/IYC.0000000000000006

Skar, A. M. S., Tetzchner, S. v., Clucas, C., & Sherr, L. (2014). Paradoxical Correlates of a Facilitative Parenting Programme in Prison – Counterproductive Intervention or First Signs of Responsible Parenthood. Journal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology and Crime Prevention, 15(1), 35-54. doi:10.1080/14043858.2014.898981

Skar, A. M. S., Tetzchner, S. v., Clucas, C., & Sherr, L. (2014). The impact of a parenting guidance programme for mothers with an ethnic minority background. Nordic Journal of Migration Research, 4(3), 108-117. doi:10.2478/njmr-2014-0020

Skar, A. M. S., Tetzchner, S. v., Clucas, C., & Sherr, L. (2014). The long-term effectiveness of the International Child Development Programme (ICDP) implemented as a community-wide parenting programme. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 12(1), 54-68. doi:10.1080/17405629.2014.950219

2010

Brennen, T., Hasanovic, M., Zotovic, M., Blix, I., Skar, A. M. S., Prelic, N., . . . Gavrilov-Jerkovic, V. et al. (2010). Trauma Exposure in Childhood Impairs the Ability to Recall Specific Autobiographical Memories in Late Adolescence. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 23(2), 240-247. doi:10.1002/jts.20513

Reports

Birkeland, M. S., Blestad, C., Granly, L., Knutsen, M. L., Ormhaug, S. M., Skar, A. M. S., & Jensen, T. (2024). Femten år med forskning på og implementering av traumefokusert kognitiv atferdsterapi (TF-CBT) i Norge. Oslo: Nasjonalt kunnskapssenter om vold og traumatisk stress. (Rapport 1/2024).

Hellevik, P., Kruse, A. E., Dullum, J. V., Frøyland, L. R., Skar, A. M. S., Andersen, L. C., Helseth, H., Frafjord, O. S. G., Haugen, L. E. A., & Øverlien, C. (2023). Digitale seksuelle overgrep mot barn og unge – gjerningspersoner og fornærmede. Oslo: Nasjonalt kunnskapssenter om vold og traumatisk stress. (Rapport 3/2023).

Egeland, K. M., Skar, A. M. S., Babaii, A., Borge, R. H., Braathu, N., Bækkelund, H., Endsjø, M., Granly, L., Hansen, K. S., Husebø, G. K., & Peters, N. (2022). Implementering av traumebehandling i spesialisthelsetjenesten: En nasjonal implementering av behandling av posttraumatisk stresslidelse (PTSD) for barn og voksne. Oslo: Nasjonalt kunnskapssenter om vold og traumatisk stress. (Rapport 1/2022).

Skar, A. M. S., Sherr, L., Ramirez, B. R., Armstrong, N., Blestad, C., Knut Inge, F., . . . Tetzchner, S. v. et al. (2015). The effects of the International Child Development Programme (ICDP) on experiences of child violence in Colombia. A randomized controlled trail.

Skar, A. M. S., Bjørnstad, S., & Hannah, D. (2014). ICPD-foreldreveiledning i Oslo Voksenopplæring som en del av Introduksjonsprogrammet for innvandrere og flyktninger.

Sherr, L., Skar, A. M. S., Clucas, C., Tetzchner, S. v., & Hundeide, K. (2011). Evaluation of the Parental guidance programme based on the International Child Development Programme. Report to the Ministry of Children, Equality, and Social Inclusion.

Other publications

2024

Andersson, E. S., Jensen, T., & Skar, A. M. S. (2024). Enslige mindreårige asylsøkere er både sårbare og ressurssterke. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.).

2023

Skar, A. M. S. (2023 November). TREAT INTERACT – Implementing a task-shifting approach for child mental health promotion in Uganda. Paper presented at Global Health Norway Conference 2023 – Inequity and health system strengthening, Oslo.

Braathu, N., Skar, A. M. S., Shields-Zeemman, L., Michel, W., & Bergström, A. (2023 June). Capacity building in global implementation science – training, planning and sustaining interventions in various contexts. Paper presented at European Implementation Event, Basel.

Crable, E., Engell, T., Skar, A. M. S., & Cruden, G. (2023 December). Advancing policy-focused D&I by maximizing learning from policy research and systems science. Paper presented at The 16th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health., Arlington, VA, US.

Dale, E., Venkateswaran, M., Fjeldheim, I., Papadopoulou, E. Z., Myhre, S. L., Gopinathan, U., & Skar, A. M. S. (2023). Globalt helsearbeid og bærekraft – ingen er trygge før alle er trygge. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening, 143. doi:10.4045/tidsskr.23.0499

Ormhaug, S. M., Augusti, E. M., Birkeland, M. S., Bræin, M. K., Evang, A., Hafstad, G. S., Hansen, L. S., Jensen, T., Knutsen, M. L., Løken, P. M. H. M., Michaelsen, K., Moen, L. H., Päivärinne, H. M., Simonsen, A. H., Skar, A. M. S., Øverland, K., & Øverlien, C. (2023). Angsten for å snakke med barn om vold og overgrep. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening.

Ormhaug, S. M., Augusti, E. M., Birkeland, M. S., Bræin, M. K., Evang, A., Hafstad, G. S., Hansen, L. S., Jensen, T., Knutsen, M. L., Løken, P. M. H. M., Michaelsen, K., Moen, L. H., Päivärinne, H. M., Simonsen, A. H., Skar, A. M. S., Øverland, K., & Øverlien, C. (2023). Barn trenger rom til å fortelle. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening.

2022

Egeland, K. M., Borge, R. H., & Skar, A. M. S. (2022 November). Har implementeringsledelse og implementeringsklima en sammenheng med vellykket implementering?. Foredrag på NIMP konferansen, Radiumhospitalet, Universitetet i Oslo.

Egeland, K. M., Borge, R. H., & Skar, A. M. S. (2022 September). Leadership and Organizational Change for Implementation (LOCI): Past, present, and future. Paper presented at Society for Implementation Research Collaboration, San Diego.

Birkeland, M. S., Skar, A. M. S., & Jensen, T. (2022). Å bli alvorlig mobbet på skolen kan skade like mye som vold i hjemmet. Forskersonen.no.

Crable, E., Brownson, R., Walker, S., Rajabiun, S., Ezeanolue, E. E., Williams, B., . . . Skar, A. M. S. et al. (2022 December). An Introduction to Policy-Focused Dissemination and Implementation Science. Paper presented at 15th Annual Conference on the Science of Dissemination and Implementation in Health, Washington DC.

Dybdahl, R., Lien, L., Engebretsen, I. M. S., & Skar, A. M. S. (2022). Matsikkerhet og psykisk helse henger sammen. Bistandsaktuelt.

2021

Birkeland, M. S., Skar, A. M. S., & Jensen, T. K. (2021 February). Do different traumatic events invoke different kinds of post-traumatic stress symptoms?. Paper presented at Celebrating 10 years of the European Journal of Psychotraumatology.

Birkeland, M. S., Blestad, C., Skar, A. M. S., Thoresen, S., & Jensen, T. (2021 November). Brukermedvirkning i utvikling av app til bruk i behandling av PTSD. Foredrag på Brukermedvirkning i forskning og fagutvikling, Lillehammer.

Birkeland, M. S., Blestad, C., Skar, A. M. S., Thoresen, S., & Jensen, T. (2021 September). Min hverdag: Utvikling og pilottesting av en app til bruk i behandling av posttraumatisk stresslidelse (PTSD) i BUP. Foredrag på Ahus ABUP Forskningsseminar, Lørenskog.

Skar, A. M. S., Egeland, K., Aarons, G. A., Ehrhart, M. G., & Sklar, M. (2021 May). Implementation leadership across borders: The adaptation of the Leadership and Organizational Change for Implementation (LOCI) model to a Norwegian mental health care setting. Paper presented at European Implementation Event, Webinar.

Braathu, N., Braathu, N., Borge, R. H., Peters, N., Endsjø, M., Skar, A. M. S., Laukvik, E. H., & Egeland, K. M. (2021 November). Validation of Six Instruments Used in Evidence-Based Practice Implementation. Paper presented at Fagkonferanse om forskningsbasert implementeringskunnskap, Oslo.

Nalugya, J., Engebretsen, I. M. S., Ndeezi, G., Nakasuja, N., Babirye, J. N., Skar, A. M. S., . . . Skokauskas, N. et al. (2021 July). Title: Validation of the CRAFFT substance use screening tool for children aged 6 to 13 years in Uganda. Paper presented at 21st Congress of the South African Association for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions, Virtual.

Skylstad, V., Engebretsen, I. M. S., Nalugya, J., Opesen, C., Ndeezi, G., Moland, K. M. I., . . . Skar, A. M. S. et al. (2021 September). “There is nowhere to take the child”- Managingchildhood substance use in Mbale District, Uganda: Aqualitative study. Paper presented at The 12th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health, Bergen.

2020

Andersson, E. S., Skar, A. M. S., & Jensen, T. K. (2020 February). Barn på flukt alene – Hvordan går det med dem og hva trenger de av oss?. Foredrag på De daglige utfordringene- viktigere enn vi tror?, Oslo.

Andersson, E. S., Skar, A. M. S., & Jensen, T. K. (2020 September). Mot et bedre liv: Vendepunkter blant enslige mindreårige asylsøkere under 16 år. Foredrag på Migrasjonskonferanse 2020: Helse og arbeid i det nye landet, Scandic Flesland Airport Hotell, Bergen.

Skar, A. M. S. (2020 April). Research Group. The youngest children in crises. Impact and potential. Paper presented at GLOBVAC webinar series, Webinar.

Skar, A. M. S., & Jensen, T. K. (2020 January). Latest Research in Service Provision for Traumatized Youth. The importance of leaders to support service provision. Paper presented at 35th Annual San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment, San Diego.

Skar, A. M. S., & Jensen, T. K. (2020 January). The importance of leaders to support service provision. Paper presented at 35th Annual San Diego International Conference on Child and Family Maltreatment, San Diego.

Harpviken, A. N., & Skar, A. M. S. (2020 March). Bakgrunn, traume, symptomer eller omstendigheter? En undersøkelse av årsaker til avbrutt traumefokusert kognitiv atferdsterapi i BUP. Foredrag på Helsetjenesteforskningskonferansen, Oslo.

Andersson, E. S., Skar, A. M. S., & Jensen, T. (2020). Mot et bedre liv: vendepunkter blant enslige mindreårige asylsøkere under 16 år. Tidsskrift for psykisk helsearbeid, 17(4). doi:https://doi.org/10.18261/issn.1504-3010-2020-04-10

Borge, R. H., Skar, A. M. S., & Jensen, T. K. (2020 March). Målet er systematisk traumekartlegging. Er holdninger til evidensbasert praksis en del av løsningen? [The goal is systematic trauma screening. Are attitudes to evidence-based practices part of the solution?]. Foredrag på Helseforskningskonferansen, Oslo.

Engebretsen, I. M. S., Skar, A. M. S., Dierkes, J., Kühl, M. J., Skylstad, V., Keigland, K., . . . Iversen, B. et al. (2020). Are pre-adolescent children drinking alcohol? Studies on child alcohol use disorder in Eastern Uganda. World Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 19.

Engebretsen, I. M. S., Skar, A. M. S., Dierkes, J., Kühl, M. J., Skylstad, V., Teigland, K., . . . Aber, H. et al. (2020). Are pre-adolescent children drinking alcohol? Studies on child alcohol use disorder in Eastern Uganda. World Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 19, 37-38.

Jensen, T. K., Skar, A. M. S., Andersson, E. S., & Birkeland, M. S. (2020). Correction to: Long-term mental health in unaccompanied refugee minors: pre- and post-flight predictors (European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, (2019), 28, 12, (1671-1682), 10.1007/s00787-019-01340-6). European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 29(8), 1169. doi:10.1007/s00787-019-01369-7

Skylstad, V., Nalugya, J., Skar, A. M. S., Opesen, C., Ndeezi, G., Okello, E., . . . Tumwine, J. K. et al. (2020 December). Early Childhood Alcohol Use in Mbale District, Uganda: A Qualitative Study. Paper presented at 24th World Congress of the International Association for child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions, Singapore, Online.

2019

Andersson, E. S., Jensen, T. K., & Skar, A. M. S. (2019 June). Unaccompanied minor refugees and resettlement: Turning points, Meaning making, and Pathways. Paper presented at ESTSS 2019, Rotterdam.

Skar, A. M. S., Birkeland, M. S., Ormhaug, S. M., & Jensen, T. K. (2019 January). Does routine screening for trauma matter? A quasi-experiment of differences in diagnoses after implementation of trauma screening procedures in Norway. Paper presented at The 34th annual San Diego international conference on child and family maltreatment, San Diego.

Skar, A. M. S., Ormhaug, S. M., & Jensen, T. K. (2019 June). Implementing trauma focused treatments with fidelity into child and adolescent mental health clinics. Anchoring new approaches in the organization to ensure reach over time. Paper presented at Konferanse, Rotterdam.

Harpviken, A. N., Skar, A. M. S., Birkeland, M. S., Ormhaug, S. M., & Jensen, T. K. (2019 September). Who reports what? A comparison of child and caregiver’s reports of child trauma exposure and post-traumatic stress symptoms. Paper presented at 3rd European Conference on Domestic Violence (ECDV), Oslo.

Borge, R. H., Harpviken, A. N., & Skar, A. M. S. (2019 November). In the Eyes of the Beholder: Therapist and Leader Perceptions of Leadership and Associations with Professional Quality of Life and Turnover Intentions. Paper presented at ISTSS 35th Annual Meeting: Trauma, Recovery, and Resilience: Charting a Course Forward, Boston, Massachusets.

Borge, R. H., Blestad, C., Skar, A. M. S., Skagemo, C. U., Ormhaug, S. M., & Jensen, T. K. (2019 September). Treating Young Victims of Domestic Violence: The Usefulness of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Paper presented at 3rd European Conference on Domestic Violence, Oslo.

Laukvik, E. H., Egeland, K. M., & Skar, A. M. S. (2019 September). Translation and Adaptation of LOCI for Implementation of Evidence-Based Treatment for PTSD in Norwegian Child and Adult Mental Health Care Services. Paper presented at Society for Implementation Research Collaboration, 2019 biennial, Seattle.

Skar, A. M. S., Jensen, T. K., & Selvanayagam, K. (2019). Veien fra ankomst til bosatt. In R. Dybdahl, L. Lien, H. Siem, H. H. Bakke & I. Julardzija (Red.) Asylsøkere og flyktninger. Psykisk helse og livsmestring (pp. 144-156). Universitetsforlaget.

2018

Skar, A. M. S. (2018 January). Veien videre: Hvordan utvikle og vedlikeholde kompetansen etter prosjektslutt?. Foredrag på TF-CBT-konferansen 2018, Oslo.

Jensen, T. K., Skar, A. M. S., & Ormhaug, S. M. (2018 September). Implementing TF-CBT in Norwegian Child Mental Health Clinics: Youth’s reports of distress following routine trauma screening. Paper presented at ISPCAN XXII International Congress on child abuse and neglect, Praha.

2017

Skar, A. M. S., Jensen, T. K., & Ormhaug, S. M. (2017 June). Is trauma screening upsetting for youth?. Paper presented at 15th Conference of European Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ESTSS), Odense.

2016

Skar, A. M. S., Ormhaug, S. M., Granly, L., & Jensen, T. K. (2016 December). Transferring Knowledge to Practice: Implementing TF-CBT in Norwegian Child Mental Health Clinics. Paper presented at International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Dallas.

Skar, A. M. S. (2016). Evalueringsstudier av ICDP. In I. Egebjerg, A. Johsen & G. Flakk (Red.) Håndbok for ICDP-veiledere – International Child Development Programme (pp. 47-51). .

2015

Skar, A. M. S. (2015). Innsatte i norske fengsler og deres barn. PT (Psykologisk Tidsskrift), 1(2).

Skar, A. M. S., & Tetzchner, S. v. (2015). Parenting support as community-oriented early intervention. Journal “Early Intervention: Theory and Practice, 2.

2012

Skar, A. M. S. (2012 November). Evaluering av ICDP. Foredrag på Nasjonal fagkonferanse 2012. Fra gjennombrudd til gjennomføring, Oslo.

2007

Blix, I., Brennen, T., Skar, A. M. S., Hasanovic, M., Kravic, N., Memehdovic, I., & Pajevic, I. (2007 September). The specificity of autobiographical memory in adolescents exposed to war in childhood. Paper presented at 10th European Conference on Traumatic Stress, Opatija.

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