Bjørg Grova

Department of Psychology

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Email bjorg.grova@psykologi.uio.no

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Visiting address Forskningsveien 3A Harald Schjelderups hus 0373 Oslo

Postal address Postboks 1094 Blindern 0317 Oslo

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Academic Interests

Developmental psychopathology
Psychotherapy with children, sleep and sleep disturbances in childhood and adolescence
Attachment theory and research
Process learning in students

Teaching

PSYC4304 - Psykologisk behandling og behandlingsforskning

PSYC5304 - Tilstandsbilder, utredning og behandling av barn og unge

PSYC6512 - Spesifikke utfordringer i terapeutisk arbeid med ulike aldersgrupper

PSYC6300 - Praktikum

Practice Coordinator

PSYC5401 - Forpraksis barn/unge

PSYC5400 - Hovedpraksis

Higher education and employment history

Cand.psychology degree from University of Oslo 1971
Specialist in clinical psychology NPF 1978
Specialist in clinical psychology, children and adolesents, NPF 1991

Employed as ass. professor at Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen, clinical psychologist at The Student Mental Health Center, University of Bergen, clinical child psychologist at The Child Psychiatric Division, Haukeland hospital, Bergen, employed as program leader at the Regional Center for Children and Adolescents’ Mental Health, region West, Bergen, and as leader of further education and research at Nic Waals Institute, Oslo.

Program leader for the 2-year course in cognitive-behavioral therapy with children and adolescents at The Regional Center for Children and Adolescents’ Mental Health, Region North, University in Tromsø, and at The Regional Center for Children and Adolescents’ Mental Health, Region West, in Bergen.

Visiting Research Scholar at The Psychology Department, University of Georgia, GA, USA, 2000 – 2001

Private practice ( 20 %) adult patients, 1974 – 2002

Further education in i.e. Marte meo methodology, The Adult Attachment Interview, licenced supervisor in cognitive-behavioral therapy with children and adolescents, NFKT

Awards

Teaching Award at the Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen

Appointments

Representative of Psychology faculty in the Meltzer fund student grants committee at the university for several years
Members and alternate member of the Council of the University Library at the University of Bergen for many years
Deputy member of the board of the UB in the spring of 2000
Deputy Kollegierådet in 2003

Tags: Emeritus, Clinical psychology

Taarvig, Eva; Solbakken, Ole Andre; Grova, Bjørg Kari & Monsen, Jon Trygve (2016). Exploring Affect Integration in Children With Anxiety Disorders:A Pilot Study. Psychology of Consciousness. ISSN 2326-5523. 3(4), p. 338–356. doi: 10.1037/cns0000108.
Taarvig, Eva; Solbakken, Ole Andre; Grova, Bjørg Kari & Monsen, Jon Trygve (2016). Vurdering av affektintegrasjon med Affektbevissthetsintervju for barn. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening. ISSN 0332-6470. 53(4), p. 282–289.
Reichelt, Sissel; Skjerve, Jan Eirik; Nielsen, Geir Høstmark; Grova, Bjørg Kari & Torgersen, Anne Mari (2015). Managing group supervision with beginning therapists: What can experienced supervisors tell us? Nordic Psychology. ISSN 1901-2276. 67(4), p. 285–300. doi: 10.1080/19012276.2015.1013976.
Taarvig, Eva ; Solbakken, Ole Andre; Grova, Bjørg & Monsen, Jon Trygve (2015). Affect Consciousness in children with internalizing problems: Assessment of affect integration. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry. ISSN 1359-1045. 20(4), p. 591–610. doi: 10.1177/1359104514538434. Show summary
Affect integration was operationalized through the Affect Consciousness (AC) construct as degrees of awareness, tolerance, nonverbal expression and conceptual expression of 11 affects. These aspects are assessed through a semi-structured Affect Consciousness Interview (ACI) and separate rating scales (Affect Consciousness Scales (ACSs)) developed for use in research and clinical work with adults with psychopathological disorders. Age-adjusted changes were made in the interview and rating system. This study explored the applicability of the adjusted ACI to a sample of 11-year-old children with internalizing problems through examining inter-rater reliability of the adjusted ACI, along with relationships between the AC aspects and aspects of mental health as symptoms of depression, symptoms of anxiety, social competence, besides general intelligence. Satisfactory inter-rater reliability was found, as well as consistent relationships between the AC aspects and the various aspects of mental health, a finding which coincides with previous research. The finding indicates that the attainment of the capacity to deal adaptively with affect is probably an important contributor to the development of adequate social competence and maybe in the prevention of psychopathology in children. The results indicate that the adjusted ACI and rating scales are useful tools in treatment planning with children at least from the age of 11 years.
Skjerve, Jan; Reichelt, Sissel; Nielsen, Geir Høstmark; Grova, Bjørg & Torgersen, Anne M (2013). Experienced supervisors' view on clinical group supervision with student therapists. Nordic Psychology. ISSN 1901-2276. 65(3), p. 259–270. doi: 10.1080/19012276.2013.824205.
Torgersen, Anne Mari; Grova, Bjørg Kari & Sommerstad, Renate (2007). A pilot study of attachment patterns in adult twins. Attachment & Human Development. ISSN 1461-6734. 9(2), p. 127–138. doi: 10.1080/14616730701349705.
Grova, Bjørg Kari (2007). Psykologisk forståelse og behandling av søvnproblemer hos barn og unge. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening. ISSN 0332-6470. 44(4), p. 403–412.
Grova, Bjørg Kari (1996). Marte Meo at the Faculty of Psychology, University of Bergen. In Aarts, Maria (Eds.), Marte Meo Guide. Aarts Productions, Harderwijks, Nederland.

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Torgersen, Anne Mari & Grova, Bjørg (2012). Twins' relationship in retrospect: Does zygosity matter ?
Grova, Bjørg; Haugland, Bente Storm Mowatt & Dahl, Kitty (2011). Kognitiv atferdsterapi med barn og unge:Forskningsbasert praksis i utviklingsperspektiv. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening. ISSN 0332-6470. 48(1), p. 2–3.
Grova, Bjørg; Torgersen, Anne Mari & Sommerstad, Renate (2011). Attachment in adult twins: Genetic influence on twins' close relationship.
Haugland, Bente Storm Mowatt; Grova, Bjørg & Dahl, Kitty (2011). Familiens rolle ved behandling av tvangslidelse. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening. ISSN 0332-6470. 48(1), p. 80–82.
Grova, Bjørg Kari (2005). Kognitiv atferdsterapi med barn og unge.
Grova, Bjørg Kari (2005). Tilknytningsforstyrrelser hos små barn.
Torgersen, Anne Mari; Grova, Bjørg Kari & Sommerstad, Renate (2005). Attachment in Adult Twins.
Grova, Bjørg Kari (2004). Søvn og søvnproblemer i førskolealderen.
Grova, Bjørg Kari (2004). Working with traumatized children.
Grova, Bjørg Kari (2004). Kognitiv atferdsterapi i klinisk arbeid med barn og ungdom.
Grova, Bjørg Kari (2004). Samtaler med barn. Arbeidsmetodikk.
Grova, Bjørg Kari & Snipstad, Mai Bente (2004). Working with Orphan Children : Research questions.
Grova, Bjørg Kari (2004). Lekeobservasjon som metode i klinisk arbeid med barn.
Grova, Bjørg Kari (2004). Infant Feeding and Sleep in Twins and Singletons.
Grova, Bjørg Kari (2003). Samtaler med barn : Arbeidsmetodikk.
Grova, Bjørg Kari (2003). Kognitiv terapi med små barn : Utviklingsperspektiver og arbeidsmetodikk.
Grova, Bjørg Kari (2003). Kognitiv terapi med barn og ungdom.
Grova, Bjørg Kari (2003). Arbeidsmetoder i kognitiv terapi med barn og ungdom.
Grova, Bjørg Kari (2003). Kognitiv terapi med barn og ungdom.
Grova, Bjørg Kari (2003). Multimodal tilnærming til behandling av encoprese hos barn.
Grova, Bjørg Kari (2003). Samtaler med barn.
Grova, Bjørg Kari & Torgersen, Anne Mari (2003). Sleep and breastfeeding in twins and singletons. Foredrag.
Grova, Bjørg Kari (2003). "The Adult Attachment Interview" som instrument i klinisk forskning.
Grova, Bjørg Kari (2002). Noen betraktninger rundt forskningsbasert praksis og "kliniske implikasjoner". In Skjerve, Jan (Eds.), Jubileumsskrift for Poliklinikk for barn. Universitetet i Oslo. p. 3–6.
Grova, Bjørg Kari (2001). Søvn og søvnvansker hos barn.
Grova, Bjørg Kari (2001). Kognitiv terapi med barn.
Grova, Bjørg Kari; Hagtvet, Knut A. & Torgersen, Anne Mari (2001). Developmental trends in sleep behavior : A twin study across 30 years.
Grova, Bjørg Kari (2001). Samtalemetodikk med barn på ulike alderstrinn.
Grova, Bjørg Kari (2001). Developmental trends in sleep behavior across 30 years - a twin study.
Grova, Bjørg Kari (2000). Søvn og søvnvansker.
Grova, Bjørg Kari (1998). Kropp full av drømmer. Nysgjerrigper. ISSN 0808-2073. 4, p. 6–6.
Grova, Bjørg Kari (1998). Søvnproblemer hos barn. [TV]. TV2: Frokost TV - Go'morgen Norge.
Grova, Bjørg Kari & Torgersen, Anne Mari (1998). Infant sleep rythm in twins and singletons. Show summary
The focus of this study is on factors influencing sleep rythm in infa ncy. The relationship between settling difficulties, night wakings, b reastfeeding and regularity in feeding and sleeping schedules is stud ied in a twin (MZ, DZ) and singleton sample of healthy nine-month old infants by an extensive questionnaire administered to their mothers. Demographic variables, prematurity, neonatal complications, sickness in the first months of life and assessment of child's temperament, a re recorded together with parental health, family status and family c hange events. The mother's caring practices and their attitudes towar d child regulation vs. caregiver regulation of schedules, are explore d. The sample is drawn from several well-baby clinics which the famil ies attend regularly, and from members of The Twin Society. The hypot hesis is that the mothers who are regular in their schedules, will ha ve children with well defined sleep rythms, irrespective of feeding m ethod, twin - singleton status, temperament and background factors.
Grova, Bjørg Kari (1997). Sleep problems in children: A multimodal approach to assessment and treatment.
Grova, Bjørg Kari & Torgersen, Anne Mari (1997). Cultural influence on sleep rythm in infants.
Grova, Bjørg Kari & Torgersen, Anne Mari (1996). Sleep behavior in infant twins and singletons.
Grova, Bjørg Kari (1995). Sleep patterns and sleep behaviour in a longitudinal perspective. Show summary
Sleep problems are one of the most common ailments of childhood. The relationship between sleep behaviour and somatic, psychological and d evelopmental factors in children and interaction patterns in the fami ly has been studied. There are, however, very few longitudinal studie s of early sleep patterns and later sleep behviour in childhood (Weis sbluth, 1989). The relationship between sleep patterns in infancy and sleep behaviour in childhood and adolecence has been stud ied longit udinally. As part of a larger temperament study (Torgersen 1991), a s ample of 106 children (53 pair of twins) was followed from birth to 1 5 years by extensive interviewes of their mothers. A change in sleep behaviour patterns across age were fou nd, both regarding amount of s leep and regularity in the sleep pattern.
Grova, Bjørg Kari (2005). Behandlingsveileder om søvnproblemer hos barn. Poliklinikk for barn. Show summary
Beskrivelse av ulike søvnproblemer hos barn. Kartlegging og behandlingsstrategier.
Grova, Bjørg Kari (2001). Behandlingsveileder for encoprese. I : Skjerve, Jan m/flere : Kvalitetshåndbok for studenter ved Poliklinikk for barn. Universitetet i Oslo.

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