"I've Changed so Much within a Year": Care Leavers' Perspectives on the Aftercare Planning Process

Autor/inn/en	Glynn, Natalie; Mayock, Paula
Titel	"I've Changed so Much within a Year": Care Leavers' Perspectives on the Aftercare Planning Process
Quelle	In: Child Care in Practice, 25 (2019) 1, S.79-98 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Glynn, Natalie)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1357-5279
DOI	10.1080/13575279.2018.1521378
Schlagwörter	Late Adolescents; At Risk Persons; Adolescent Attitudes; Child Welfare; Planning; Transitional Programs; Foster Care; Residential Care; Family Role; Needs Assessment; Caseworkers; Housing; Safety; Interpersonal Relationship; Independent Living; Participative Decision Making; Empowerment; Barriers; Public Policy; Foreign Countries; Security (Psychology); Ireland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Halbstarker; Risikogruppe; Kindeswohl; Ablaufplanung; Planungsprozess; Pflegehilfe; Bedarfsermittlung; Unterkunft; Sicherheit; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Selbstverantwortung; Öffentliche Ordnung; Ausland; Security; Psychology; Irland
Abstract	Increasing the participation of children and young people in matters related to their care and aftercare is regarded as international best practice. While research demonstrates that children and young people benefit from involvement in care-related processes, participation continues to pose challenges for social work practitioners. Studies to date have tended to focus on in-care engagement and, consequently, relatively little is known about the experiences of young people as they age out of care, particularly in terms of their perceived involvement and engagement in the planning-to-leave care process. This paper examines young people's experiences of the aftercare planning process in Ireland drawing on data from the first phase of a qualitative longitudinal study of young people leaving care. Sixteen participants were recruited at baseline and interviewed in-depth. The approach to interviewing was flexible and encouraged participants to talk about their experiences of care and the aftercare planning process. The findings indicate considerable diversity in how young people experience and attach meaning to the transition out of care. They also reveal complexities surrounding youth participation in the leaving care planning process and uncover a number of distinct facilitators and barriers to participation. Conclusions are drawn and the implications for practice are discussed. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01