Young people transitioning from out-of-home care : international research, policy and practice /: international research, policy and practice. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Philip Mendes, Pamela Snow, editors.
• Contents: Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Editors and Contributors; Abbreviations; List of Figures; List of Tables; Introduction; References; Part I: Particularly Vulnerable Groups of Care Leavers; 1: The Double-Bind: Looked After Children, Care Leavers and Criminal Justice; Risk Factors; Criminogenic Care?; Transitions from Care and Criminal Justice Involvement; Theoretical Explanations; Expanding the Gaze; Conclusion; References 2: Young People Transitioning from Out-of-­Home Care in Victoria, Australia: Strengthening Support Services for Dual Clients of Child Protection and Youth Justice Introduction; Child Maltreatment, Youth Offending and OHC; Youth Offending and Leaving Care; Study Aims and Methodology; Phase One: Key Stakeholder Consultations; Findings; Phase Two: Interviews with Dual Order Care Leavers; Findings; Phase Three: Development of Good Practice Recommendations; Conclusion; References 3: Supporting Young People with an Intellectual Disability Transitioning from Out-of-Home Care to Adult Life in Queensland, Australia Introduction; Mild or Borderline Intellectual Disability; Intellectual Disability, Child Maltreatment and OHC; Intellectual Disability and the Transition from OHC to Adult Life; Study Aims and Methodology; Findings; Adult Life After Care; Having Difficulty; Housing and Housing Instability; Employment and Meaningful Activity; Parenting and Removal of Children; Gaps in Living Skills; The Legacy of Trauma; Getting Support Living with Intellectual Difference Learning Differently; Treated Differently; The Light and Dark of Relationships; Connection; Abuse; The Double Edge of Service Support; Regulation; Receiving Services; Discussion; Implications for Policy and Practice; References; 4: A Comparison of Young People with a Disability Transitioning from Out-of-Home Care in Australia and Northern Ireland; Disability: Terminology, Classification and Diagnosis; Disabled Care Leavers in Victoria, Australia; Disabled Care Leavers in NI; Common Themes; Policy Implications; Future Research Directions
• Publisher Details: London : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 362.732; Social sciences; Children -- Institutional care; Child welfare; Foster home care; Social medicine; Social policy; Social work; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security; POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare; Child welfare; Children -- Institutional care; Foster home care; Social Science -- Disease & Health Issues; Social Science -- Children's Studies; Political Science -- Public Policy -- Social Policy; Social Science -- Social Work; Medical sociology; Age groups; Central government policies; Social work; Social Science -- Sociology -- Marriage & Family; Sociology: family & relationships; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781137556394; 1137556390
• Related ISBNs: 9781137556387; 1137556382
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource, title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed October 6, 2016).
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