
Paula Vasara
Biography
Researcher with pedagogical qualifications in adult education, work councellor (solution and strength-based approach), and lisenced social worker.
I am currently studying case management in the project Case Management with Older Adults in Wellbeing Counties – Developing Customer-Safe and Effective Case Management in Changing Places and Spaces (IPO). I am also involved in research on media and robot literacies in the project Media and Robot Literacies of People Over 65 Years of Age (MediaRoboLit 65+), and I am a member of the research group at the Centre of Excellence in Research on Ageing and Care (CoE AgeCare, Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥).
My research themes include the relationship between individuals and place, older adults’ housing pathways, communal living, participation, and vulnerability. My most recent work focuses on care as a professional practice, social work methods, and the effects of digitalisation and technologisation in care work and social services.