About me
I am working on my my doctoral dissertation which examines the intersection of law and practice within children's residential care.
In addition, I work as a researcher in the project Children and Parenthood in the Shadow of Prison.
Project links
Research topics
Child protection, child welfare, residential child care, children's rights
Latest publications
Care workers’ experiences of regulatory challenges in children’s residential homes in Finland
Repo, J., 27 Oct 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Journal of Care and Caring. 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Using vignettes to compare the views of social workers and service-users: Some findings and reflections regarding assessments in child welfare
Pösö, T., Lamponen, T., Repo, J. & Aarnio, N., 2025, In: Qualitative Social Work. 24, 4, p. 373-388Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Identifying Deficiencies in Children's Residential Care in Finland: Inspectors' Views on Working With Information
Repo, J., 12 May 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Child and Family Social Work.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Institutionaalinen raja lapsiperhesosiaalityön ja lastensuojelun välillä: Arviointia tekevien ammattilaisten näkökulma
Jaakola, A.-M., Pösö, T. & Repo, J., 2024, Lapsiperheiden ja lastensuojelun sosiaalityö. Kiili, J., Jaakola, A.-M., Anis, M., Lamponen, T. & Stenvall, E. (eds.). Gaudeamus, p. 159-175 17 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Lapsen tilanteen arviointi lastensuojelussa ja lapsiperhesosiaalityössä: Aikalaiskuvausta
Jaakola, A.-M., Lamponen, T., Aaltio, E., Aarnio, N., Haapala, M., Heino, E., Pösö, T., Repo, J. & Veistilä, M., 2024, Lapsiperheiden ja lastensuojelun sosiaalityö. Kiili, J., Jaakola, A.-M., Anis, M., Lamponen, T. & Stenvall, E. (eds.). Gaudeamus, p. 93-106 14 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
Lukijalle
Hekkala, M., Kuusisto, K., Repo, J. & Räsänen, J.-M., 19 Sept 2024, In: Tutkiva sosiaalityö. 2024, p. 4-9 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Professional
Palvelutarpeiden arvioinnin yhdenmukaisuus perhesosiaalityön ja lastensuojelun rajapinnoilla: Ammatillisen kuvittelun näkökulma
Translated title of the contribution :Consistency and variability in child welfare assessments at the juncture of family services and child welfare Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Tutkiva sosiaalityö 2024: Vaikuttava sosiaalityö muuttuvissa toimintaympäristöissä
Hekkala, M. (Editor), Repo, J. (Editor), Räsänen, J.-M. (Editor) & Kuusisto, K. (Editor), 19 Sept 2024, Talentia-lehti & Sosiaalityön tutkimuksen seura. 279 p. (Tutkiva sosiaalityö 2024)Research output: Book/Report › Book › Professional
A description on the health and social services reform in Finland
Repo, J., 20 Mar 2023, Trygg barndom, sikker fremtid: Gjennomgang av rettssikkerheten for barn og foreldre i barnevernet. Barne- og familiedepartementet, p. 523-528 (Norges offentlige utredninger NOU; vol. 2023, no. 7).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific
Procedural causality hidden in child welfare assessments
Aarnio, N., Pösö, T. & Repo, J., 2023, In: NEUE PRAXIS: ZEITSCHRIFT FÜR SOZIALARBEIT, SOZIALPÄDAGOGIK UND SOZIALPOLITIK. Sonderheft 18, p. 83-92Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review