What Are Possible Selves And How Do We Find Out About Them? The Revised Possible Me Tree Model

Bond, Sue

doi:10.1080/13575279.2022.2071218

Cited by 3 publications

(2 citation statements)

References 40 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Practice implications include sustained attention to young people’s biography while in care. There are already accounts of such work in African and other contexts: life story work to develop understanding of social capital within institutions (Ucembe, 2013); therapeutic work to explore aspirations for future selves (Bond, 2022); and greater efforts to support family and cultural identity before youth leave care (Gwenzi, 2020; Mendes et al, 2021).…”

Section: Discussion and Practice Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Biography is a fundamental aspect of life course, as care-leavers’ histories, identities, and past experiences impact on current experiences and future aspirations and pathways (Bond, 2022; Horrocks, 2002). Several studies have emphasized that subjective interpretations of care biography are critical to young people’s transitions from care and development of self-identity.…”

Section: Life Course Theory: Key Concepts For Leaving Carementioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Youth in Transition: Exploring a Life Course Perspective on Leaving care in Africa

Kelly,

van Breda,

Pinkerton

et al. 2023

Youth & Society

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

While there is a substantial body of leaving care research, the theorization of care leaving has been more limited. Only a few studies have incorporated a life course perspective, mainly in Global North contexts where life course perspectives may differ significantly from those in the Global South, including Africa. Drawing on findings from a feasibility research study, this paper contributes to the emerging international literature on theorizing care leaving by applying a life course perspective to the experiences of youth leaving care in four African countries. The paper highlights how life course can be a useful conceptual framework for understanding the experiences of care leavers with an emphasis on four core concepts: biography, linked lives, waithood, and agency. Implications for policy and practice are outlined with a focus on interdependence, participatory practice, biography, and cultural transition planning alongside efforts to redress systemic, oppressive barriers facing care leavers in society.

show abstract

Section: Discussion and Practice Implicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Life Course Theory: Key Concepts For Leaving Carementioning

confidence: 99%

Youth in Transition: Exploring a Life Course Perspective on Leaving care in Africa

Kelly,

van Breda,

Pinkerton

et al. 2023

Youth & Society

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Interactional Resilience for Aging Out of Care: A South African Example

van Breda

2023

Resilience Enhancement in Social Work Practice

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Exploring the Use of the Possible-Me-Tree Drawing to Assist Youths with Substance Use Disorder and Multiple Relapses in a Treatment Facility in Gauteng, South Africa

Bond

Mashambanhaka

2022

SAJSWSD

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Substance use disorder is an international problem. Rates of substance use disorder in South Africa are increasing, particularly among the youth, and relapse rates are high. A range of treatment modalities and support programmes are used to treat substance use disorder. Possible selves is a theory of self-concept and behaviour motivation suggesting that self-concept has future components, namely, hoped-for selves, feared selves and expected selves. These serve to motivate behaviour either towards or away from an aspect of self and may be useful in personalising rehabilitation and contributing to maintained sobriety. In this qualitative study, we used a phenomenological design to sample nine participants in a treatment centre in Gauteng, South Africa. These participants engaged in the possible-me-tree-drawing activity to explore their hoped-for, feared and expected possible selves. The findings of hoped-for selves as sober, educated and in healthy relationships were identified. Feared selves included self as a life-long addict, homeless and alone. The participants discussed expected selves as family members and independent. The participants felt that the activity was useful to them. All participants stated that identifying their possible selves would help them to maintain sobriety after leaving the treatment facility. Based on these findings we recommend that possible selves be implemented in treatment programmes for substance use disorder. We also recommend that future research include replicating the study, including a longitudinal component and comparison studies based on a quasi-experimental design.

show abstract

What Are Possible Selves And How Do We Find Out About Them? The Revised Possible Me Tree Model

Cited by 3 publications

References 40 publications

Youth in Transition: Exploring a Life Course Perspective on Leaving care in Africa

Youth in Transition: Exploring a Life Course Perspective on Leaving care in Africa

Interactional Resilience for Aging Out of Care: A South African Example

Exploring the Use of the Possible-Me-Tree Drawing to Assist Youths with Substance Use Disorder and Multiple Relapses in a Treatment Facility in Gauteng, South Africa

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About