Essays about: "care leavers"

Found 4 essays containing the words care leavers.

  1. 1. Transitioning from Care to Adulthood: Reintegration Experiences of Young People Leaving Residential Care in Ghana

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Frederick Godwill Amissah; [2021-10-22]
    Keywords : care leavers; resilience; social reintegration; lived experiences; ecological systems theory;

    Abstract : Studies on the young people’s transition from care have gained considerable attention in child protection discourse globally but in the African context, it is beginning to take form. Despite the incessant reintegration efforts occasioned by the quest to reform alternative childcare mechanisms in the Ghanaian context, little is known of the experiences of care leavers while they are leaving, and when they are out of care. READ MORE

  3. 2. A qualitative study exploring care leavers' transition experiences from care to independency

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för socialt arbete och kriminologi

    Author : Mariama Ndure; Lisa King; [2019]
    Keywords : care leavers; transition; public care; independency; UN Convention on the rights of the child UN-CRC ;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to explore care leavers' experiences to independency after being discharged from public care. The study explored the services provided for young adults who have left public care and how they perceived the support provided for them during their transition and after. READ MORE

  4. 3. Historical Child Abuse In Out-Of-Home Care: Finland Disclosing And Discussing Its Past

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Barn; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Debora Mäkelä; [2015]
    Keywords : out of home child care; historical child abuse and neglect; mistrust in Institutions; changed perception of Child Welfare.;

    Abstract : The main focus in this thesis lies in the observation of how the public debate is formulating and developing in Finland in relation to the current implementation of the Inquiry on historical child abuse and neglect in out-of-home care. This thesis analyses the testimonies published around the investigation and on historical child abuse, in the public domain. READ MORE

  5. 4. Transitioning to Adulthood: Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Young People Leaving Care. A qualitative study in Hamburg.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

    Author : Julia Ahrens; [2013-08-08]
    Keywords : Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children Young People; Youth; Transition to Adulthood; Social Capital;

    Abstract : International research has shown that care leavers face a series of complex transition tasks on their way to adulthood. They have to master these with less emotional and financial support than their peers with access to family support. Consequently they are at higher risk of homelessness, unemployment and social exclusion. READ MORE