Thomas Mackrill

“Det er et privilegium at arbejde som forsker og psykolog ved Det Nationale Sorgcenter, hvor jeg både er sammen med børn, unge og familier, der oplever sygdom og død; skaber ny viden;  og er med til at skubbe til rammerne for hvordan sorg håndteres.”

Thomas Mackrill

Psykolog og forsker,
Cand.psych.aut., ph.d., specialist og supervisor i psykoterapi 

tm@sorgcenter.dk

Thomas Mackrill har en bred og mangeårig erfaring med forskning i psykosociale interventioner. Han forsker i såvel interventionsprocesser, effekter, brugerperspektiver og implementering. Thomas har været med til at udvikle nye interventioner og nye metoder til at studere interventioner. Thomas har haft en særlig fokus på teknologier, der styrker såvel brugerens stemme i interventioner samt de professionelles faglige refleksioner i forhold til brugeren. Thomas har publiceret bredt internationalt indenfor området. Thomas er også behandlende psykolog ved det Nationale Sorgcenter, specialist og supervisor i psykoterapi og har således såvel en praktisk som forskningsmæssig forankring i interventionsfeltet.

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Publikationer

  1. Clasen. L. E., Mackrill T. (2025). How children experience the outcomes of a family-based grief intervention – “Losing someone like this is a downer. But you’re not alone and we will get through it.” OMEGA – Journal of Death and Dying. doi:10.1177/00302228251338552
  2. Buur, C., Mackrill, T., Hybholt, L., Nissen, E. R., O’Connor, M. (2024). Older bereaved individuals’ experiences of cognitive-behavioral therapy for complicated grief reactions: A qualitative multistage focus group approach. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2024.06.002
  3. Steensbæk, S., Baviskar, S., Antczak, H. B., Bjerregård, A. H., Ebsen, F. C., Mackrill, T., Rosted, M. K., Larsen, K. L., (2024). Measuring quality in communication is imperative for social work education, practice and research, but what does it take? A social worker perspective. European Social Work Research. 2(2–3):1-15. doi: 10.1332/27551768Y2024D000000008
  4. Mackrill, T., Hansson, B., Bonfils, I. S. (2023). Constructing troubled youth in Danish research, Nordic Social Work Research, doi: 10.1080/2156857X.2023.2217180
  5. Mackrill, T. (2023). Digital technology in statutory children’s services. In G. Kirwan & A. L. Pelaez (eds.) Routledge International Handbook of Digital Social Work. London: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003048459-20
  6. Baviskar, S., Antczak, H. B., Bjerregård, A. H., Ebsen, F. C., Larsen, K. L., Mackrill, T., Rosted, M. K., Steensbæk, S. (2023,). Measuring the quality of statutory social workers’ communication skills with young people: Reliability of the my social work partner scales. British Journal of Social Work. doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcad002
  7. McGlade, A., James, S., Mackrill, T., Patton, S., Sørensen, K. M., Taylor, B. J., Thyer, B. (2023). Evidence into Practice Special Interest Group: launch, European Social Work Research, 1(2), 252-257. doi.org/10.1332/BPBB7727
  8. Mackrill, T., Jacobsen, C. B. (2022). Kvalitativ opfølgning 3 år efter MindMyMind eller Management As Usual. Intern rapport. København: Psykiatrifonden.
  9. Mackrill, T., Salado-Rasmussen, J. Bonfils, I. S., (2021). Referring young people to psychosocial support in the context of a youth active labour market/education strategy. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling. 51(6), 911–921. doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2021.1900778
  10. Mackrill, T., Svendsen, I. L., (2021). Implementing routine outcome monitoring in statutory children’s services. Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 38, 193–200.
  11. Mackrill, T., Nielsen, S., Kronbæk, M., Nedergård, L. (2020). Feedback Informed treatment – Manual for Statutory Children’s Services. English version. København: Københavns Professionshøjskole
  12. Mackrill, T., Nielsen, S., Kronbæk, M., Nedergård, L. (2020). Manual til feedback informed treatment i myndighedsarbejde med børn og familier. Danish version. København: Københavns Professionshøjskole
  13. Baviskar, S., Diop-Christensen, A., Ebsen, F. C., Mackrill, T. (2020). Structural validity and reliability of the Danish self-report Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire among male and female students in vocational education and training. Journal of Child and Adolescent Mental Health. 32, 87-98. doi.org/10.2989/17280583.2020.1830780
  14. Mackrill, T., Steensbæk, S. (2020). What can the use of Feedback Informed Treatment teach us about involving children, young people and caregivers in statutory casework? The European Journal of Social Work. 24, 696-707. doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2020.1726297 33.
  15. Mackrill. T., Sørensen K. M., (2020). Implementing routine outcome measurement in psychosocial interventions – a systematic review. European Journal of Social Work. 23, 780-808. doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2019.1602029
  16. Antczak, H. B., Mackrill, T., Steensbæk, S., Ebsen, F. (2019). What works in video-based youth statutory caseworker supervision – caseworker and supervisor perspectives, Social Work Education, 38, 1025-1040
  17. Mackrill, T. Ørnbøll, J. K. (2019). The MySocialworker app system – a pilot interview study. European Journal of Social Work. 22. 134-144
  18. Antczak, H. B., Mackrill, T., Lange, M. P., Ebsen, F. (2018). Communicating the law in statutory youth protection settings. Nordic Social Work Research. 8, 262-272
  19. McLeod, J., Mackrill T. (2018) Philosophical, conceptual and ethical perspectives on working with goals in therapy. In M. Cooper and D. Law (eds.) Working with Goals in Counselling and Psychotherapy. Oxford University Press.
  20. Mackrill, T., Ebsen, F., Antczak, H. B., Svendsen, I. L. (2018). Care planning using SMART criteria in statutory youth social work in Denmark. Reflections, challenges and solutions. Nordic Social Work Research. 8, 64-74
  21. Antczak, H. B., Steensbæk, S., Ebsen, F., Mackrill, T. (2018) Socialrådgivers samtaler med unge – en praksisfelt i udvikling. Udenfor Nummer 37, 30-41.
  22. Antczak, H. B., Mackrill, T., Steensbæk, S., Ebsen, F. (2017) Online video supervision for statutory youth caseworkers – a pilot study. Journal of Children’s Services. 12, 127-137 25.
  23. Mackrill, T., Ebsen. F. (2018) Key misconceptions when assessing digital technology for municipal youth social work. European Journal of Social Work. 21, 942-953
  24. Mackrill, T., Jensen, B. (2016). Helping clients address addictive behaviors. In M. Cooper & W. Dryden (eds.) Handbook of Pluralistic Counselling and Psychotherapy. pp. 223-234. London: Sage.
  25. Jensen, B., M., Mackrill, T. (2016) Professionelle perspektiver på problemer og personer. [professional perspectives on problems and people] In I. Schiermacher & B. M. Jensen (eds.) Socialt arbejde med udsatte voksne. pp. 105-119 Copenhagen: Hans Reitzels Forlag.
  26. Mackrill, T., Ebsen, F., Antczak, H. (2015) Developing scales for apps together – youth and municipal case worker perspectives. Advances in Social Work. 16, 67-77
  27. Mackrill, T. Iwakabe, S. (2013). Making a case for case studies in psychotherapy training: A small step towards establishing an empirical basis for psychotherapy training. Counselling Psychology Quarterly, 26, 250-266 20.
  28. Mackrill, T., Elklit, A. Lindgaard, H. (2012). Treatment-seeking young adults from families with alcohol problems. What have they been through? What state are they in? Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. 12, 276-286 19.
  29. Mackrill, T. & Hesse, M. (2012) Suicide behavior in parents with alcohol abuse problems and suicide behavior in their treatment seeking offspring – adult offspring and counselor perspectives. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry. 66, 343-348 18.
  30. Mackrill, T. (2011). Håndbog for Unge og Voksne fra Familier med Alkoholproblemer. [Handbook for youth and Adults from families with alcohol problems.] Copenhagen: Dansk Psykologisk Forlag.
  31. 17. Mackrill, T., Hesse, M. (2011). The Adult Children of Alcoholics Trauma Inventory, Substance Use and Misuse. 46, 1099–1104. doi:10.3109/10826084.2011.561466 16.
  32. Mackrill, T. (2011). Diaries. In L. L’Abaté & L. Sweeney (Eds.). Research on Writing Approaches in Mental Health. pp.55-66. Bingley, United Kingdom: Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
  33. 15. Mackrill, T. (2011) Differentiating life goals and therapeutic goals – expanding our understanding of the working alliance. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling.39, 25-3 14.
  34. Mackrill, T. (2011). A Diary-Based, Cross-Contextual Case Study Methodology: Background for the Case of “Jane and Joe”. Pragmatic Case Studies in Psychotherapy, 7, 156-186 13.
  35. Mackrill, T. (2011). The Case of “Jane and Joe”: A Diary-Based, Cross-Contextual Case Study. Pragmatic Case Studies in Psychotherapy, 7, 187-229 12.
  36. Bohart, A. C., Tallman, K. L. Byock, G., Mackrill T. (2011). The “Research Jury Method”: The Application of the Jury Trial Model to Evaluating the Validity of Descriptive and Causal Statements about Psychotherapy Process and Outcome. Pragmatic Case Studies in Psychotherapy. 7, 101-144 11.
  37. Hansen, M., Andersen, T. E., Armour, C., Elklit, A, Palic, S., Mackrill, T. (2010). PTSD-8: A brief screening instrument for PTSD. Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health, 6, 101-108 10.
  38. Mackrill, T. (2010). Goal consensus and collaboration in psychotherapy – an existential rationale. Journal of Humanistic Psychology 50(1) 96-107 9.
  39. Mackrill, T. (2009). A cross-contextual construction of clients’ therapeutic practice. Journal of Constructivist Psychology 22 (4) 283-305 8.
  40. Mackrill, T. (2009) Constructing client agency in psychotherapy research. Journal of Humanistic Psychology. 49(2) 193-206
  41. Mackrill, T. (2009) (Behandling af) Unge fra familier med alkoholproblemer. [Treating young people from families with alcohol problems]. Stof 13. 50-56.
  42. Mackrill, T. (2008) The Therapy Journal Project. A cross-contextual qualitative diary study of psychotherapy with adult children of alcoholics. PhD thesis. Institute for Psychology, Copenhagen University.
  43. Mackrill, T. (2008) Exploring psychotherapy cleints’ independent strategies for change while in therapy. The British Journal of Guidance and Counselling. 36, 441-453
  44. Mackrill, T. (2008) Pre-treatment change in psychotherapy with adult children of problem drinkers – the significance of leaving home. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research 8, 160-165
  45. Mackrill, T. (2008) Solicited diary studies of psychotherapeutic practice – pros and cons. European Journal of Psychotherapy and Counselling. 10, 5-18
  46. Mackrill, T. (2007) Using a cross-contextual qualitative diary design to explore client experiences of Psychotherapy. Counselling and Psychotherapy Research 7, 233-239
  47. Mackrill, T. (1996) Aspects of structure and dynamics at a refugee centre in Denmark: A social psychological analysis. Journal of Refugee Studies 9, 199-215