Leaving Care and the Transition to Adulthood: International Contributions to Theory, Research, and Practice

ISBN-13: 9780190630485 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 392 str.

Varda R. Mann-Feder; Martin Goyette

Recenzje

This is an exceptionally valuable book. Through a genuinely international perspective, it moves forward the debate on how to meet the needs of young people making the transition from care to adulthood, as well as being a significant contribution to OUP's Emerging Adulthood Series. The strong section on theoretical perspectives provides a context within which the policy and practice issues can be better understood. This is a book that should be required reading not only for all those who have responsibilities for young people making the transition from care to adulthood, but also for everyone who has an interest in narrowing the gap between the most and the least disadvantaged young people.

O autorze

Varda R. Mann-Feder is Professor of Applied Human Sciences at Concordia University and the founding Program Director for the Graduate Diploma in Youth Work. Dr. Mann-Feder is known for her research on aging out of care and her advocacy on behalf of youth in placement. She worked for many years as a consulting Psychologist in the Anglophone Child Welfare System in Montreal where she provided intervention training to front line workers in a range of domains, including group work and the assessment of Parental Capacity. Martin Goyette is Professor at the National School of Public Administration (ENAP), Montreal, Quebec, Canada and a holder of the Canada Research Chair in Evaluating Public Actions Related to Young People and Vulnerable Populations (CREVAJ). His research interests are situated in the area of young people's transition to adulthood with a focus on care leavers, more specifically, exploring the dynamics of social inclusion/exclusion and social network analysis. He was the Principal investigator of over thirty studies, notably four longitudinal studies about the future of youth in care.