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Experiences of Young People Preparing to Transition Out of Cluster Foster Care in South Africa
Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal ( IF 1.744 ) Pub Date : 2020-09-08 , DOI: 10.1007/s10560-020-00704-1
Monica Goemans , Adrian D. van Breda , Shose Kessi

Research on young people transitioning out of care due to reaching the age of majority (referred to as care-leaving or aging out of care) is still emerging in South Africa. To date, almost all research on leaving care has focused on the transition out of residential care, with little attention to the transition out of foster care, including cluster foster care (roughly equivalent to group homes in other countries). This paper aims to describe the experiences of youth preparing to age out of cluster foster care in South Africa. Individual interviews were conducted with nine youth preparing to leave a cluster foster organization called Home from Home. In addition, a semi-structured focus group was run with six of their foster mothers. Thematic analysis generated four themes: the desire for independence; the centrality of meeting material and physical needs at the time of transition; the continuity of emotional care during the transition; and the supported development of the capacity for self-determination. Self-determination theory, ambiguous loss and ubuntu (or interdependence) were found to be useful theories to interpret the findings. Recommendations are proposed to better prepare foster children for leaving care and for creating a social environment that is receptive to and conducive for foster care-leavers.

中文翻译:

南非准备脱离集群寄养的年轻人的经验

在南非,关于年轻人因达到成年年龄(称为离开护理或养老)而脱离护理的研究仍在不断涌现。迄今为止,几乎所有关于离开照料的研究都集中在从寄宿照料的过渡上,很少关注从寄养的过渡,包括集群寄养(大致相当于其他国家的集体家庭)。本文旨在描述南非准备在集群外寄养的年轻人的经历。对九名准备离开一个名为 Home from Home 的集群寄养组织的年轻人进行了个别访谈。此外,还有一个半结构化的焦点小组与他们的六位养母一起运行。主题分析产生了四个主题:独立的愿望;在过渡时期满足物质和物质需求的中心地位;过渡期间情感关怀的连续性;以及支持自决能力的发展。自我决定理论、模糊损失和 ubuntu(或相互依赖)被发现是解释研究结果的有用理论。建议提出建议,以更好地为寄养儿童做好离开寄养的准备,并创造一个能够接受和有利于寄养寄养人员的社会环境。
更新日期:2020-09-08
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