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OverviewThe point of leaving care has been identified as a potentially critical turning point at which services might moderate later outcomes. While there is growing evidence identifying social support and identity development as crucial elements, there remains a gap in the understanding of the care-leaving process from the perspective of young people. Youth Transitions Out of State Care: Being Recognized as Worthy of Care, Respect, and Support presents a newly developed theoretical framework for understanding this process. Supported by research from a qualitative longitudinal study of leaving state care at the age of 18, Dr. Natalie Glynn presents an intimate account of the personal circumstances and structural elements influencing the transitions of rural and urban young people in Ireland using three illustrative cases that break new ground by centering on the voices of young people and their distinct yet interconnected experiences. Pulling together agentic and structural elements in the transition to explain how young people's choices and reactions are influenced by their personal journeys and socio-cultural contexts, Glynn creates a new theoretical framework that social workers and researchers can use to comprehend this transition period when working with care leavers. Utilizing Ireland as a case study of the increasingly prevalent model of aftercare provision, Youth Transitions Out of State Care: Being Recognized as Worthy of Care, Respect, and Support details broad policy implications and presents an opportunity to understand how this approach to supporting care leavers works in practice. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Natalie Glynn (Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany)Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited Imprint: Emerald Publishing Limited Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.402kg ISBN: 9781802624885ISBN 10: 1802624880 Pages: 200 Publication Date: 02 May 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction Chapter 2. A Theoretical Approach to Understanding the Transition Out of Care Chapter 3. Isaac’s Path through Education Chapter 4. Jennifer’s Struggles in Education Chapter 5. Ethan’s Path through Homelessness Chapter 6. Conclusions – Desiring Liminality and Institutional RecognitionReviewsAuthor InformationNatalie Glynn is Lecturer and Research Officer in the Comparative Public Policy Unit at the Institut für Politikwissenschaft, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Germany. Her research interests include youth policy and evidence-based policymaking. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |