Associate Professor

Tone Larsen

Field of work

Research: Co-creation in and beyond public services, change management, leadership and action research

Professional background: Social worker



Courses taught

  • Co-production, co-creation and innovation
  • Leadership
  • Qualitative methods
  • Action research
  • User involved/co-created training and group supervision
  • Green Social Work
  • Social work
  • Substance and behavioral addictions


Research areas

  • Service user and provider participation in service development. Action research in public mental health and substance abuse services
  • Co-production: A development collaboration between patients/service users, professionals and leaders. Action research in public mental health and substance abuse services, and mental health services in collaboration with local welfare services.
  • Co-creation and sustainable development in higher education (Co-creation for a sustainable Sogn)


Research groups

Co-creation for sustainable  communities - Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (hvl.no)

Courses taught
  • SAB130, Basic Knowledge of Social Work, Fall 2026
  • SAB130, Basic Knowledge of Social Work, Spring 2027
  • SAB210, Substance Use and Mental Health, Fall 2026
  • SAB220, Applied Social work in the Welfare Services, Fall 2026
  • SAB310, Community Work, Fall 2026, subject responsible
  • SAB320, Reflection on Social Work and Profession, Spring 2027
  • SAB390, Bachelor's Thesis , Spring 2027
  • SABP1, Social Work, Practical Training, Spring 2027
  • SABP3, Social Work Practice, Fall 2026
Research groups