Living on the Edge: Innovative Research on Leaving Care and Transitions to Adulthood

Open Access Published by Policy Press 2023

Living on the Edge

Innovative Research on Leaving Care and Transitions to Adulthood

Edited by: Samuel Keller , Inger Oterholm , Veronika Paulsen and Adrian van Breda

In the series Research in Social Work

https://doi.org/10.56687/9781447366317

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EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY licence. Young people transitioning out of care towards independence, work and adulthood are on the edge of these phases of life. Considering previously neglected groups of care leavers such as unaccompanied migrants, street youth, those leaving residential care, young parents and those with a disability, this book presents cutting-edge research from emerging global scholars. The collection addresses the precarity experienced by many care leavers, who often lack the social capital and resources to transition into stable education, employment and family life. Including the voices of care leavers throughout, it makes research relevant to practitioners and policymakers aiming to enable, rather than label, vulnerable groups.

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Front Matter Open Access Download PDF	i
Contents Open Access Download PDF	vii
List of figures and tables Open Access Download PDF	ix
Notes on contributors Open Access Download PDF	x
Acknowledgements Open Access Download PDF	xiv
Foreword Mike Stein Open Access Download PDF	xvi
Introduction: Moving towards the edge Samuel Keller, Inger Oterholm, Veronika Paulsen and Adrian D. van Breda Open Access Download PDF	1
Groups of care-leavers living on the edge
Unaccompanied migrant youth leaving care in Spain: how their journeys differ from those of other care-leavers Laura García-Alba and Federica Gullo Open Access Download PDF	13
‘The question is: will the street leave us?’ Care-leavers with a street-connected past Marcela Losantos Velasco Open Access Download PDF	35
Care-leavers’ reflections on resilience processes acquired while living on the street prior to coming into residential care in South Africa Malose Samuel Mokgopha, Adrian D. van Breda and Sue Bond Open Access Download PDF	53
LGBTQIA+ foster-care-leavers: creating equitable and affirming systems of care June Paul Open Access Download PDF	71
Methods of care-leaving research
Institutional ethnography: linking the individual and the institutional in care-leaving research Ingri-Hanne Brænne Bennwik and Inger Oterholm Open Access Download PDF	93
Methodological issues when interviewing disabled care-leavers: lessons learned from South Africa, Norway and Northern Ireland Wendy Mupaku, Ingri-Hanne Brænne Bennwik and Berni Kelly Open Access Download PDF	111
Trauma-informed research with young people transitioning from care: balancing methodological rigour with participatory and empowering practice Jade Purtell Open Access Download PDF	129
Care foundations: making care central in research with care-experienced people Róisín Farragher, Petra Göbbels-Koch, John Paul Horn and Annie Smith Open Access Download PDF	148
Theory and conceptualisation of leaving care
Stability in residential out-of-home care in Australia: how can we understand it? Jenna Bollinger Open Access Download PDF	169
Living an unstable life: exploring facets of instability in the lives of care-leavers in Denmark Anne-Kirstine Mølholt Open Access Download PDF	188
Understanding the risk of suicide among care-leavers: the potential contribution of theories Petra Göbbels-Koch Open Access Download PDF	204
Getting by and getting ahead in Australia: a conceptual approach to examining the individual impact of informal social capital on care-leaver transitions Jacinta Waugh, Philip Mendes and Catherine Flynn Open Access Download PDF	223
Conclusion: Going over the edge Adrian D. van Breda, Veronika Paulsen, Inger Oterholm and Samuel Keller Open Access Download PDF	243
Index Open Access Download PDF	254

Language: English
Publisher: Policy Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 256

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Published: November 15, 2023
ISBN: 9781447366317