کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
347160 617859 2011 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Making sense of leaving care: The contribution of Bridges model of transition to understanding the psycho-social process
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی پریناتولوژی (پزشکی مادر و جنین)، طب اطفال و بهداشت کودک
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Making sense of leaving care: The contribution of Bridges model of transition to understanding the psycho-social process
چکیده انگلیسی

This paper is based on research into the transition of young people leaving public care in Romania. Using this specific country example, the paper aims to contribute to present understandings of the psycho-social transition of young people from care to independent living by introducing the use of Bridges (2002) to build on existing theories and literature. The research discussed involved mixed methods design and was implemented in three phases: semi-structured interviews with 34 care leavers, focus groups with 32 professionals, and a professional-service user working group. The overall findings confirmed that young people experience two different, but interconnected transitions – social and psychological – which take place at different paces. A number of theoretical perspectives are explored to make sense of this transition including attachment theory, focal theory and identity. In addition, a new model for understanding the complex process of transitions was adapted from Bridges (2002) to capture the clear complexity of transition which the findings demonstrated in terms of their psycho-social transition. The paper concludes with messages for leaving and after care services with an emphasis on managing the psycho-social transition from care to independent living.


► This paper reports new research into Leaving Care in Romania.
► It involved both care leavers and professionals.
► A mixed method design was used.
► Bridges Model of transition highlights the complexity of transition.
► The need to attend to both social and psychological transition is emphasised.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Children and Youth Services Review - Volume 33, Issue 12, December 2011, Pages 2532–2539
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