CHALLENGES FACED BY YOUTH AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE: HOMELESSNESS, EDUCATION, AND EMPLOYMENT
CHALLENGES FACED BY YOUTH AGING OUT OF FOSTER CARE: HOMELESSNESS, EDUCATION, AND EMPLOYMENT
Author(s): Beka Dangadze, Tengiz Verulava, Revaz Jorbenadze, Givi BedianashviliSubject(s): Labor relations, Welfare systems, School education, Vocational Education, Higher Education , Health and medicine and law, Family and social welfare, Welfare services, Sociology of Education
Published by: Editura Pro Universitaria
Keywords: Social work; foster care; adolescence; transition-aged foster youth;
Summary/Abstract: Youth out of foster care can face various problems related to finding a housing, unemployment, low educational attainment or lack of interpersonal relationships. The goal of the survey is to study the problems of aging out of foster care. Within the qualitative research semi-structured interviews were conducted. The findings indicated that youth out of foster care felt unprepared for life and face some financial, social and psychological challenges which make transitioning into adulthood even more difficult for them. They have a problem of unstable housing, employment and community integration. The study identified very low involvement of the social worker during preparation to age out of foster care. As youth age out of foster care, social workers are tasked to work collaboratively with them to develop a transition care strategy that meets their needs and helps to promotion them into independent living. It's recommended to expanded foster care services to the age of 21 years with the goals of increasing educational stability, housing stability, and employment services as youth transition to adulthood.
Journal: Euromentor Journal - Studies about education
- Issue Year: XI/2020
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 104-116
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English