Mike Stein

Young People Leaving Care (eBook, ePUB)

Supporting Pathways to Adulthood

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The journey to adulthood is a big step for all young people. However, for young people leaving care it may be far more difficult, coping with major changes in their lives and at a younger age, especially if they lack preparation and support.

Young People Leaving Care explores the journey from care to adulthood through the main challenges these young people face: in being in settled accommodation, in fulfilling their potential in education, employment or training, and in achieving and maintaining good health and a positive sense of wellbeing. For each of these pathways, the book provides a comprehensive review of relevant research, how young people might be best supported, and how the services they receive have the potential to increase resilience and boost their chances of enjoying a fulfilled life as a young adult.

This is an essential book for all those who work with young people from care, including social workers, personal advisers, counsellors, teachers, policy makers, researchers and students in the field of child welfare.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juli 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780857005052
• Artikelnr.: 38232788

Autorenporträt

Mike Stein is a Research Professor in the Social Policy Research Unit at York University, UK. He is also a qualified social worker and has worked as a probation officer, a senior child care officer and an area manager in a social services department. He has spent the last thirty years researching the problems and challenges faced by young people leaving care. He is also a co-ordinator of the Transitions from Care to Adulthood International Research Group (INTRAC).

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments. 1. Introduction. Part 1. Setting the Context. 2. The
Making of Leaving Care Law and Policy, 1948 - 2012. 3. The Organisation of
Leaving Care Services. Part Two. Pathways to Adulthood. 4. Being in
Settled, Safe Accommodation. 5. Careers and Accommodation. 6. Homelessness,
Housing Outcomes and Leaving Care Services. 7. School Education: Laying the
Foundations for Future Careers. 8. Further and Higher Education, Training
and Employment. 9. Health and Well-Being. 10. Young People Needing More
Support. Part 3. Conclusion. 11. A Journey of Ideas. 12. Promoting
Resilience. Appendix 1. Figure: Needs Assessment and Content of Pathway
Plans for Relevant and Former Relevant Children. Appendix 2. Planning for
Education, Training and Careers. References. Index.