My Path Towards Living on My Own: Voices of Youth Leaving Dutch Secure Residential Care

Bramsen, I.; Kuiper, Chris; Willemse, Kees; Cardol, Mieke

doi:10.1007/s10560-018-0564-2

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“…Normative understandings of youth transition have been contested during the last few decades, with recognition that changes such as the transition to adulthood can vary according to cultural and social contexts (Storø, 2017), and are seldom linear or uni-dimensional (te Riele, 2004). Despite these shifts in thinking around transition, much of the research on youth transition is sector or domain-specific, or focuses on singular transitions, such as leaving out-of-home care (Sulimani-Aidan, 2017), the transition to independent living arrangements (Bramsen, Kuiper, Willemse, & Cardol, 2019), or finding employment (Stafford, Marston, Chamorro-Koc, Beatson, & Drennan, 2017). Such studies can explore issues within particular contexts or timeframes in-depth, but fail to examine the interconnectedness and overlaps of transitions .…”

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Transcending the Professional–Client Divide: Supporting Young People with Complex Support Needs Through Transitions

Ellem

Smith

Baidawi

et al. 2020

Child Adolesc Soc Work J

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Young people with complex support needs frequently experience multiple intersecting forms of disadvantage including experiences of violence, abuse and neglect, housing instability and homelessness, problematic substance use, exclusion from education, and contact with the criminal justice system. Many of these young people have mental health, cognitive disability and/or other health issues that also impact on their lives. These young people need to navigate multiple, diverse, and often difficult transitions between services, adding to the existing chaos in their lives. This article explores the experiences of young people with complex support needs in transition, specifically young people's viewpoints and experiences of supports they receive from paid professionals. This qualitative study used body mapping research methods and in-depth interviews with 38 young people aged 16 to 26 years in three Australian states. Helpful and trusting paid relationships could serve as an anchor to young people during complex transitions and other highly turbulent life periods. These relationships were contingent on a deep and non-judgmental knowing of the young person, contributed constructive outcomes and stability in young people's lives, and for some young people, had 'life-saving' effects. These findings present opportunities and challenges for policymakers and practitioners to balance the tensions between authentic relationship-based work with young people and risk-averse, economically-driven imperatives in contemporary youth service provision.

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Transcending the Professional–Client Divide: Supporting Young People with Complex Support Needs Through Transitions

Ellem

Smith

Baidawi

et al. 2020

Child Adolesc Soc Work J

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“…The Audre project took a reflexive, flexible, and participatory approach. It included care-experienced LGBTQIA+ young people and stakeholders as project advisors throughout the research process (see, e.g., Bramsen et al, 2019;Schofield et al, 2019). The project sought to cast light on the experiences, needs, and wishes of Dutch LGBTQIA+ youth growing up in care.…”

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The Participation of LGBTQIA+ Children and Youth in Care in the Netherlands

Álvarez¹,

Brummelaar²,

Mierlo³

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Children and Young People's Participation in Child Protection

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This chapter draws on a recent study the authors conducted in the Netherlands on the experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual+ (LGBTQIA+) youth and young adults and their participation during their time in the public child protection system (CPS). It draws on qualitative interviews with thirteen young people and provides insight into strengthening child welfare services and practices for LGBTQIA youth in a way that allows for their voices to have weight. It shows that there are four prerequisites for participatory practices with LGBTQIA+ children and youth involved with the public CPS: first, the importance of a supportive and affirmative environment for LGBTQIA+ young people; second, the need to develop a connection with a caregiver or staff member to be able to participate; third, children’s need to be informed and prepared to be able to participate in decision-making processes; and fourth, the request of young people to have their own “space” and be surrounded by staff trained to address the needs of LGBTQIA+ youth.

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“…Allowing children to participate positively affects their overall mental well‐being and sense of safety (Vis et al, 2011). Giving children a voice empowers them to be active in their own care and prepares them for the transition to adulthood (Bramsen et al, 2019; Harder et al, 2017). Third, children's participation has instrumental value and positively affects outcomes and other aspect of their lives (Bessell, 2011; Bouma et al, 2018; Dadich, 2010).…”

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‘I never win’: How children and staff in residential facilities experience meaningful participation

Slaatto,

Baugerud,

Mellblom

2023

Child & Family Social Work

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Policymakers increasingly emphasize the importance of achieving meaningful participation of children living in residential care. To achieve the goal of participation, children must be adequately informed, have opportunities to express themselves freely and to be heard, and be given the opportunity to influence decisions about their lives. This study investigated the views and experiences of both children and staff with respect to children's participation in residential facilities in Norway. We conducted both focus‐group and individual interviews with 6 children and 18 staff members at different facilities. Qualitative interview data were analysed using the dimensions of meaningful participation: informing, hearing and involving. The study offers three main findings. First, children's initiatives determine if staff inform them of their rights, with two exceptions: children are presented with information by staff when they arrive at a facility and/or after staff use coercion that requires protocols. Second, staff members expressed the importance of listening to children's opinions in a standardized way, following bureaucratic guidelines and structures. Third, several children stated that, no matter what they say, they cannot change the minds of staff members. These findings reveal that the dimensions of meaningful participation (informing, hearing and involving) are not all fully present at these facilities. Further research is needed to determine how to achieve in practice the policy goal of participation of children in residential care.

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My Path Towards Living on My Own: Voices of Youth Leaving Dutch Secure Residential Care

Cited by 15 publications

References 53 publications

Transcending the Professional–Client Divide: Supporting Young People with Complex Support Needs Through Transitions

Transcending the Professional–Client Divide: Supporting Young People with Complex Support Needs Through Transitions

The Participation of LGBTQIA+ Children and Youth in Care in the Netherlands

‘I never win’: How children and staff in residential facilities experience meaningful participation

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