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We build bridges between lived experience and professional knowledge
KBT works to ensure that service users' and patients' voices are listened to, both in research and development of health- and welfare services. Lived experience is just as important as academic and professional knowledge. Through equality and dialogue we want to create better conditions for people facing life challenges.
KBT is divided into
KBT Competence Center
We evaluate health- and socialservices. We conduct research on the basis of service users' premises.
KBT Vocational School
The path to work and education. We educate peer workers.
GLIMT Recoverysenter
A meeting place at Heimdal. A community. A meaningful everyday life.
We offer
Peer Asks Peer
People that have used health services are taught how to conduct focus groups. They interview service users about their views and experiences. A report is created based on findings, and both service users and employees of the service meet at a dialogue conference to discuss and find solutions.
Research
KBT mainly conducts qualitative research. We are the lead or co-lead of several ongoing research projects. Please contact us for possible research collaborations, or if you want advice on how to include co-researchers in your project.
Lectures and webinars
We offer lectures and webinars about service user involvement, substance abuse issues, mental health work, ethics and other related subjects. We can also present our research and evaluations.
Lectures can be customized. We are well versed in hosting webinars.
Service user innovation
We create arenas where service users can bring forward ideas and suggestions. We create service user pannels to facilitate discussions about issues regarding services. We often do this in combination with Peer Asks Peer.
Courses
We offer different courses to enable and empower service users, relatives, health care workers, peer workers and service user representatives.
Dialogue meetings in municipalities
We visit municipalities in Central Norway. We facilitate conversations about recovery and service user involvement. A conversation across the table can be a step in the right direction towards better collaboration between the lived experience and professional perspective.
Resources
Recovery
What is recovery about?
Different understandings of recovery
Recovery in health care services
A critical look at recovery
Organizations, foundations and voluntary services
Recovery based services in Norway
Literature
How KBT works with recovery
Service user involvement for adults
What is service user involvement it about?
What are arenas for service user involvement?
Approaches and methods for service user involvement
Literature
How KBT works with service user involvement for adults
Service user involvement for children and youth
Service user involvement - a human right
Service user involvement in real life
Approaches and methods for service user involvement
Organizations, foundations and voluntary services
Literature
How KBT works to increase service user involvement for children and youth