Central Regional Resource Center for Special Education of Behavioural and Emotional Difficulties
c/o Arne Tveit, Tordenskioldsgate 7
7012 Trondheim, Norway.
tel:+47 92667968
About the authors:
Arne Tveit (arne@mka.no) has a background as teacher with a Masters degree in Education from the
University of Trondheim He has long experience from teaching children and young people in elementary and
secondary schools. He worked for more than a decade as a guidance councillor at an alternative secondary
school for children with emotional and behavioural difficulties. Since 1994 he has been engaged as a
consultant in special education concerning children and young people with behavioural and emotional problems
on a regional basis. In 1998 he started working with the Midt-norsk kompetansesenter for atferd (The Central
Regional Resource Center for Special Education of Children with Behavioural and Emotional Difficulties) a
private organized center in Trondheim. He is a mentor in the teacher programme in Norway in the Incredible Years programme series (Carolyn Webster-Stratton, Seattle,USA).
Bjorn Arnesen (bjorn@mka.no) has a background as a social worker with a Masters degree in Social Work
from the University of Trondheim. He has long experience with children and young people in juvenile recreation
centres, municipal social welfare service and institutions. His research has been directed towards institutional
research. In recent years, he has primarily studied the school system of children and what the school system
offers for children and youngsters in child welfare institutions. Since 1996, he has been engaged as a consultant
in special education concerning children and young people with behavioural and emotional problems on a
regional basis. In 1998 he started working with the Midt-norsk kompetansesenter for atferd (The Central
Regional Resource Center for Special Education of Children with Behavioural and Emotional Difficulties), a
privately organized center in Trondheim He is a mentor in the teacher programme in Norway in the Incredible Years programme series (Carolyn Webster-Stratton, Seattle,USA).
Arnt Ollestad(arnt@mka.no)has a Masters degree in Special Education from the University of Trondheim. He
has a background as a teacher in primary and secondary schools. He has also worked in a psychiatric ward
and as a principal at a municipal center for children and adults with learning disabilities. His research has been
directed towards the education of young people living in residential care and how to develop social
competence in young children. Since 1995 he has been engaged as a consultant in special education
concerning children and young people with behavioural and emotional problems on a regional basis. In 1998
he started working for Midt-norsk kompetansesenter for atferd (The Central Regional Resource Center for
Special Education of Children with Behavioural and Emotional Difficulties), a private organized center in
Trondheim.He is a group leader in the teacher programme in Norway in the Incredible Years programme series (Carolyn Webster-Stratton, Seattle,USA).