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Nora Sveaass

Psychology

#1880

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#2228

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Clinical Psychology

#315

World Rank

#320

Historical Rank

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According to Wikipedia, Nora Sveaass is a Norwegian psychologist, and an expert on refugees, human rights violations, and psychological consequences of torture and violence as well as treatment and rehabilitation of victims of torture and violence. She is Professor of Psychology at the Department of Psychology of the University of Oslo. She served two terms as one of the nine members of the United Nations Committee against Torture from 2005 to 2013, after being nominated as the joint candidate of the governments of the Nordic countries. She did not stand for reelection in 2013; however, in 2015 she was elected as a member of the United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture, and she is the only member to have served on both committees.

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Nora Sveaass's Published Works

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Gross human rights violations and reparation under international law: approaching rehabilitation as a form of reparation (2013) (61)
Refugee families in therapy: from referrals to therapeutic conversations (2001) (53)
Destroying Minds: Psychological Pain and the Crime of Torture (2008) (49)
Engaging refugee families in therapy: exploring the benefits of including referring professionals in first family interviews. (2001) (46)
Therapy with refugee families: what is a "good" conversation? (1994) (40)
Family, activity, and stress reactions in exile (2004) (37)
Developing Meaningful Conversations with Families in Exile (1994) (34)
From war hero to cripple: An interview study on psychosocial intervention and social reconstruction in Nicaragua. (2000) (22)
The role of trauma and psychological distress on motivation for foreign language acquisition among refugees (2014) (16)
Living in exile when disaster strikes at home. (2010) (13)
Psychological work in a post-war context: Experiences from Nicaragua (2000) (12)
The preventive approach: OPCAT and the prevention of violence and abuse of persons with mental disabilities by monitoring places of detention. (2017) (6)
Dealing With the Past: Survivors' Perspectives on Economic Reparations in Argentina (2015) (5)
Human Rights Education for Psychologists (2020) (4)
Do No Harm? How Psychologists Have Supported Torture and What to Do About It (2017) (4)
Interprofessional education on complex patients in nursing homes: a focus group study (2020) (2)
[Psychosocial problems among refugees in Norway]. (1989) (2)
Familiegjenforening i eksil – en utfordring for familieterapeuter (2011) (2)
Early assessment of mental health and options for documentation of torture in newly arrived asylum seekers (2021) (2)
The United Nations Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment: The absolute Prohibition and the Obligation to Prevent (2017) (1)
The Human Rights Committee at the Norwegian Psychological Association (2019) (1)
‘Discuss it with your legal guardian’: Challenges in practising care for young unaccompanied refugee minors (2020) (1)
Interprofessional education on complex patients in nursing homes: a focus group study (2021) (0)
THE LOCAL WITHIN THE GLOBAL (2006) (0)
Istanbul Protocol 2022 empowers health professionals to end torture (2022) (0)
Protocol on medico-legal documentation of solitary confinement. (2023) (0)
Supporting Refugee Family Reunification in Exile (2020) (0)
Questionnaire on Motivation for Language Training (2016) (0)
[Clinical experiences with refugees in need of treatment. Reflections on psychosocial problems of people living in exile]. (1989) (0)
Trauma – from an Individual and a Group Perspective (2011) (0)
Human Rights (2020) (0)
Torture and the role of the psychological profession (2020) (0)
[Psychosocial consequences of organized violence. Experiences from Latin America]. (1990) (0)
Human rights (2020) (0)
Panel II: Ensuring Reparations for Victims of Torture and Other Ill-Treatment (2010) (0)
The Committee Against Torture tackles violence against women: A conceptual and political journey. (2022) (0)
PAPER PRESENTED AT THE IIIrd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CENTRES , INSTITUTIONS AND INDIVIDUALS CONCERNED WITH THE CARE FOR VICTIMS OF ORGANIZED VIOLENCE : HEALTH , POLITICAL REPRESSION AND HUMAN RIGHTS . (1992) (0)
Panel 3: Transparency and Access of Independent Experts to All Places of Detention: Health-Related Considerations (2009) (0)

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University of Oslo

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