From foster care to young adulthood: The role of independent living programs in supporting successful transitions

Lemon, Kathy; Hines, Alice M.; Merdinger, Joan M.

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2004.09.005

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“…Based on child welfare service's historical efforts to offer FLE-type programming (Barth et al, 2005;Lemon et al, 2005) and recent efforts to integrate RME into their services (Antle et al, 2009;Christensen et al, 2008;Sar et al, 2010), we propose that there may be more overlap of the services CWPs offer with family life education (FLE) than some suggest (Myers-Walls et al, 2011). CWPs are in a unique position to increase the stability, safety, and well-being of children by teaching principles and skills to individuals and couples that enhance knowledge of what constitutes a healthy versus unhealthy and potentially abusive relationship, strengthen current or future couple relationships, and empower individuals to safely exit unhealthy relationships.…”

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“…For instance, child welfare services have expanded to offer FLE-type programs (e.g., parenting, financial, and health education) to parents (Barth et al, 2005) and to youth aging out of foster care (Lemon, Hines, & Merdinger, 2005); only recently has attention been given to offering RME to the families they serve (see . In fact, child welfare services have not historically emphasized prevention strategies such as RME, but instead have focused on addressing a broad range of issues related to child abuse and neglect (e.g., access to stable employment, depression, substance abuse and addictions, finding affordable quality childcare and healthcare, dealing with unsafe neighborhoods and social environments), many of which impact and are impacted by couple relationship quality as well (Pecora et al, 2000).…”

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Children and Youth Services Review

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Section: Barriers To Child Welfare Training In Rmementioning

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Is relationship and marriage education relevant and appropriate to child welfare?

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“…Courtney et al (2005) studied youth leaving foster care in three Midwestern states, Pecora et al (2005; looked at youth in Washington State and Oregon, and Reilly (2003) researched Nevada youth. Lemon et al (2005), Lenz-Rashid (2006) and Needell et al (2002) all looked at youth from California. The current project is an attempt to fill in this geographic gap in the research by surveying service providers from both the child welfare and educational fields in the Northern New England states.…”

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Chafee Educational and Training Voucher Programs: System Coordination in Rural New England

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2008

Child Adolesc Soc Work J

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This paper explores service providers' perspectives on a series of issues associated with systemic coordination in the implementation of the Chafee Educational and Training Voucher (ETV) Program in three relatively rural states. Findings derived from mail surveys (N = 105) and in-depth interviews (N = 17) with child welfare and educational service providers highlight challenges and innovations related to working with Chafee ETV eligible youth. Findings suggest that raising awareness of the Chafee ETV program's provisions, improving access to concrete services, and facilitating collaboration among service providers may aid the transition to post secondary education for youth in out-of-home care.

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“…Por otra parte, aunque la familia acogedora parece ser una de las principales fuentes de preparación para la independencia (Courtney et al, 2001;Lemon, Hines y Merdinger, 2005), no suele recibir formación específica para ello. En nuestro contexto, Bernedo y Fuentes (2010) han recogido la necesidad de un mayor esfuerzo por parte de la administración en el asesoramiento a la familia extensa, entre otros, en los retos de la adolescencia, los apoyos escolares o en las salidas laborales de los menores acogidos.…”

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El proceso de transición a la vida adulta de jóvenes acogidos en el sistema de protección infantil. Revisión de la investigación y respuestas.

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Resumen: En este artículo se revisan diversas investigaciones de carácter nacional e internacional sobre los adolescentes que egresan del sistema de protección. Se trata de jóvenes que al cumplir los 18 años estando acogidos en hogares de protección o con familias se ven inmersos en un proceso de transición a la vida adulta muy diferente al del resto de sus iguales. La investigación pone de manifiesto cómo la transición de estos menores es más breve, comprimida y acelerada que la de sus pares, presentando mayores dificultades en diferentes aspectos tales como el empleo, el alojamiento, los logros educativos, la salud física y mental, etc. Esta problemática está recabando cada día más interés a nivel internacional llevándose a cabo diversas reformas legales que en la práctica se traducen en la ampliación de la estancia en los recursos de protección, la implementación de programas de entrenamiento en habilidades para la vida independiente, la introducción de las figuras de consejeros y mentores, un mayor énfasis en la educación y el empleo, así como la creación de planes individuales de emancipación, entre otros. En nuestro país los egresados comienzan a ser tenidos en cuenta en algunas leyes autonómicas de reciente creación que hacen referencia a la necesidad de invertir esfuerzos en la transición a la vida adulta de los jóve-nes en protección. Palabras clave: Transición a la vida adulta; emancipación; independencia; protección a la infancia; acogimiento residencial; acogimiento familiar. Title:The process of transition to adulthood for youth in the child care system. Abstract: This paper reviews international and national research on young people leaving care. Research has shown that the journey to adulthood from public care is shorter, more compressed and accelerated that that of their peers. This process presents higher difficulties in different areas such as employment, accommodation, educational opportunities, physical and mental health, etc. The situation of care leavers has gained more attention internationally leading to the development of different legal advances which mean the extension of care, the implementation of independent living skills programs, the introduction of mentoring programs, the emphasis on educational and employment services and the creation of personal transition plans, among other changes. In Spain, this topic has started to receive some attention in recent regional legislation which highlights the need to invest more efforts in the transition to adulthood of young people leaving care. Key words: Transition to adulthood; leaving care; independent living; child care; foster care; residential care. IntroducciónEn los últimos años ha aumentado de forma considerable la atención desde el ámbito práctico y la investigación sobre la transición a la vida independiente de los adolescentes que cumplen 18 años estando bajo una medida de protección, bien sea de acogimiento residencial o familiar. Alcanzar la mayoría de edad en estos casos supone el cese de la medida protectora de la administraci...

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From foster care to young adulthood: The role of independent living programs in supporting successful transitions

Cited by 84 publications

References 18 publications

Is relationship and marriage education relevant and appropriate to child welfare?

Is relationship and marriage education relevant and appropriate to child welfare?

Chafee Educational and Training Voucher Programs: System Coordination in Rural New England

El proceso de transición a la vida adulta de jóvenes acogidos en el sistema de protección infantil. Revisión de la investigación y respuestas.

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