Predictors of foster youths’ participation in their transitional independent living plan (TILP) development: Calling for collaborative case plan decision-making processes

Park, Sunggeun; Powers, Jenna; Okpych, Nathanael J.; Courtney, Mark E.

doi:10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105051

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“…However, as our results also suggest, simply hiring more specialized caseworkers or changing caseworker perspectives may not be sufficient for improving education and employment outcomes. These outcomes are likely influenced by a host of youth characteristics, institutional characteristics, other county attributes (e.g., the quality of independent living services and inter-system collaboration qualities), and how specialized caseworkers and youth collaborate in planning (Park et al, 2020). Future qualitative, longitudinal, and evaluation research should explore if and how a service delivery approach using specialized caseworkers can improve youth outcomes in the context of EFC.…”

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“…Few studies have examined the influence of EFC policy and county-level factors on youths’ EFC participation. Okpych et al, 2020; Park et al, 2020a, 2020b found that California’s implementation of EFC policy increased the amount of time youth stayed in care past their 18th birthday by about 15 months. The same study showed that youths’ time in EFC varied up to six months based on their placement county, suggesting county-level attributes’ influence on the amount of time youth stayed in EFC.…”

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County-Level Factors Matter: The Role of Contextual Factors in Foster Youths’ Extended Foster Care Participation and Human Capital Outcomes

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Extended foster care (EFC) is an important policy that supports human capital attainment for foster youth transitioning to adult independence. Previous studies have examined youth- and policy-level factors’ influence on EFC participation and human capital outcomes (e.g., education, employment). Still, few studies have examined contextual factors (e.g., county characteristics). We explore how local contexts, or county-level attributes, influence youths’ EFC participation and human capital outcomes (i.e., postsecondary education enrollment and earnings). We analyze two datasets from California Youth Transitions to Adulthood Study: survey data with rich youth-level information ( n = 529) and state child welfare administrative data with a larger sample size ( n = 2392). After controlling for a wide range of youth characteristics and adjusting between-county variations, regression results find that several county characteristics predict youths’ EFC participation and human capital outcomes at age 21, such as political atmosphere and worker’s satisfaction with cross-system collaboration. We conclude with a discussion of implications for research and practice.

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“…These findings may speak to both individual challenges and systemic barriers, such as racism and inequality in access to services, employment, and postsecondary education. Community-based programs that focus on rehabilitation rather than punishment are needed for youth involved with the criminal justice system (Park et al, 2020).…”

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Connected After Care: Youth Characteristics, Policy, and Programs Associated With Postsecondary Education and Employment for Youth With Foster Care Histories

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Okpych

2021

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Recent federal laws and state policies reflect the government’s investment in improving education and employment outcomes for youth with foster care histories. However, little research has assessed the roles of these programs using national data. Drawing on data from the National Youth in Transitions Database (NYTD) ( n = 7797), this study examines the roles that state-level policies and programs, youth-level participation in programs and services, and youth characteristics play in youths’ connection to employment and education (“connectedness”) at age 21. Results from multilevel regression analyses find that foster youth in states with widely available tuition waiver programs increases the odds of connectedness to school. The amount of time youth spend in extended foster care, as well as receipt of postsecondary education aid and services, also increases connectedness. Study findings underscore the importance of material and relational supports in supporting foster youths’ connection to employment and education in early adulthood.

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“…St John and Akama, 2022, pp 22-23. Törrönen and Vornanen, 2014Lushey and Munro, 2015;Kelly et al, 2016;Dixon et al, 2019;Glynn and Mayock, 2019;Munro, 2019;Kelly et al, 2020aKelly et al, , 2020bPark et al, 2020Hoffman-Cooper, 2021;Lynch et al, 2021;Cullingworth et al, 2022;Kulmala and Fomina, 2022;Mendes et al, 2022;Alderson et al, 2023;Blakeslee et al, 2023;Krakouer, 2023. See also McTavish et al, 2022.…”

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What Matters and Who Matters to Young People Leaving Care

Appleton

2024

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The EPDF and EPUB are available open access under a CC-BY-NC-ND licence. This publication was supported by the University of Essex's open access fund. How do young people transitioning from care plan their future lives? Planning is usually thought of as requiring clear goals and ‘future orientation’, but how might planning be regarded by young people whose wishes, hopes and plans have been repeatedly dashed? In this book Peter Appleton builds on research interviews with care-experienced young adults, and on cross-disciplinary theories of planning and of emotions, to develop a creative and non-dogmatic three-aspects model of planning for young people leaving care. A valuable resource for practitioners, researchers and educators, this book puts forward a powerful case to think more broadly and flexibly about transition planning with care-leavers, placing the voices of young people at its heart.

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Predictors of foster youths’ participation in their transitional independent living plan (TILP) development: Calling for collaborative case plan decision-making processes

Cited by 8 publications

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County-Level Factors Matter: The Role of Contextual Factors in Foster Youths’ Extended Foster Care Participation and Human Capital Outcomes

County-Level Factors Matter: The Role of Contextual Factors in Foster Youths’ Extended Foster Care Participation and Human Capital Outcomes

Connected After Care: Youth Characteristics, Policy, and Programs Associated With Postsecondary Education and Employment for Youth With Foster Care Histories

What Matters and Who Matters to Young People Leaving Care

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