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Interwiew with Christa Nieuwboer

Christa Nieuwboer is a lector at Avans University of Applied Sciences and her field of work is centered around youth, family, and society.

For her six-year term as a lector, Nieuwboer has chosen to focus on the concept of alliance and its relationship to the helping profession. She is interested in how technology, such as video calls, emails, and chat, can be used to strengthen the alliance between professionals and families or children.

Her knowledge was crucial for writing Varna's story.

Read more about her work in her LinkedIn page.

Note: We asked Chat GTP to write summaries of this interview. Please note that due to that, this summary gives you a global idea of the content, but you should never 100% trust what an AI machine says.

"I, the AI, can summarize the main points of the interview with Christa Nieuwboer you provided. The text contains multiple interviews with various professionals who work in fields related to youth, family, society, mental health, and technology. Christa discuss topics such as the use of technology in strengthening the alliance between professionals and families, the benefits of online counselling and blended therapy, the need for a Personal Health Environment (PGO), and the potential benefits and risks of robots and AI. They also touch on the importance of community, well-being, cultural and gender identity, and the need for conversations and norms around the use of AI. She envisions a future where technology is seamlessly integrated into everyday life, there is a greater focus on preventative care, and there are more open conversations about mental and physical health. They also believe that human skills such as personal attention, empathy, and flexibility cannot be replicated by AI."