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Subject(s)

• Ex-foster children [Browse]
• Ex-foster children—Services for [Browse]
• Youth—Institutional care [Browse]
• Youth development [Browse]
• Young adults—Social conditions [Browse]

Editor

• Mann-Feder, Varda R. [Browse]
• Goyette, Martin, 1973- [Browse]

Series

Emerging adulthood series [More in this series]

Summary note

The transition to adulthood is a longer and more complex process than it was just a few decades ago, and a growing number of youth and young adults experience significant challenges in the establishment of an autonomous and independent lifestyle when compared to previous generations. Successful high school graduation followed by employment is no longer the inevitable trajectory for young people, especially in the current socio-economic context where jobs are less accessible and more demanding in terms of specialized skills and higher academic qualifications. Unable to rely on family for emotional and financial support, vulnerable youth, who grow up in substitute care, are especially effected by the lengthening of this transition to adulthood. The dismal outcomes for youth growing up in care are by now well-documented, and more recently, a range of models have been proposed to help advance our understanding of these outcomes and how to forestall them. However, the literature on leaving care has long suffered from the absence of theory that could guide meaningful intervention. In response to this gap, Leaving Care and the Transition to Adulthood offers a comprehensive overview of the newest contributions to this area in relation to theory, in addition to the Theory of Emerging Adulthood, while also featuring cutting-edge research and best practices that support adjustment across a range of domains for this population. International in scope, this book focuses on bringing together major advances that span the literature on transitioning to adulthood within the care system, offering a unique and important contribution to the field--from publisher's website.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

• Foreword / Jeffrey Jensen Arnett
• Introduction / Varda R. Mann-Feder
• Part One: Theoretical Perspectives
• How Can I be a Real Adult? Developmental Theory as a Framework for Practice, Policy and Research on Care Leaving / Varda R. Mann-Feder
• Social Networks and Social Support in the Transition to Adulthood: A Reflection on Social Integration Processes / Martin Goyette
• Resilience, Transitions and Youth Leaving Care / Robbie Gilligan
• Reflections on Upholding the Rights of Youth Leaving Out-of-Home Care / Emily R. Munro
• Policy as Social Ecological Resilience Scaffolding for Leaving Care : a Case Study of South Africa / John Pinkerton and Adrian Van Breda
• Part Two: Research Contributions
• Transition to Adulthood from Care: A Review of Current Research / Élodie Marion and Veronika Paulsen
• Benefits of Extending State Care to Young Adults: Evidence from the United States of America / Mark E. Courtney
• Experiences of Indigenous Young People Transitioning from Out-of-Home Care in Victoria, Australia / Philip Mendes, Bernadette Saunders and Susan Baidawi
• Stay or leave? Tranisitioning from care to Young Adult Services in France / Isabelle Frechon and Lucy Marquette
• Foster care as a support system for Early Leavers / Dave Magnuson, Mikael Jansson, and Cecilia Benoit
• Longer Term Contributions of Formal and Informal Support:: Experiences of Jordanian Care Leavers / Rowan W. Ibrahim --|gPart Three: Practice Issues
• Indigenous Youth Leaving Care in Canada: Lessons from our Past and Present / Elizabeth Fast, Zeina Ismail Allouche, Marie-Eve Drouin Gagné and Vicky Boldo
• Mental Health and Suicide Concerns: Youth Work Practice Implications with Young People Leaving Care / Patti Ranahan
• Caring Adults 'R' Everywhere (C.A.R.E.): Leveraging the Power of Relationships to Change the Lives of Foster Youth / Johanna K.P. Greeson and Allison E. Thompson
• Care Leaving and the Transition Jungle in Germany / Severine Thomas, Carolin Ehlke, Josef Koch and Wolfgang Schröer
• Earning a Hoodie, Voyager Capital: Peers as Social Capital, Transitioning Young People from Care Together / Kim Snow
• Afterword : Leaving Care and the Transition to Adulthood / Martin Goyette.

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ISBN

• 9780190630485 (paperback ; : alkaline paper)
• 0190630485 (paperback ; : alkaline paper)

LCCN

2018030312

OCLC

1044772111

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