Care professionals’ perspectives and roles on resilience among LGBTQIA+ youth in out-of-home care: A multidimensional perspective

Rodrigo González Álvarez, Sterre Hofman, Mijntje ten Brummelaar and Mónica López López

Children and Youth Services Review, 2023, vol. 150, issue C

Abstract: There is a dearth of scientific evidence on the lives of LGBTQIA+ youth in out-of-home care, particularly about their experiences of resilience. Moreover, no studies until now have inquired about the perspective of their care professionals on LGBTQIA+ young people’s resilience resources. The purpose of this study was to explore the care professionals’ perspectives and roles in resilience among LGBTQIA+ youth in out-of-home care. We carried out 21 in-depth interviews with care professionals with experience working with LGBTQIA+ youth in out-of-home care. Results showed that: 1) some professionals conceived resilience as the result of the youth’s traits, particularly their strength and their LGBTQIA+ pride; 2) most professionals mentioned the relevance of conversations with youth as a way to achieve their SOGIESC affirmation; 3) professionals stressed the importance of supportive and affirmative relationships between youth and professionals; 4) although some professionals were unsure about the relevance of care agencies’ SOGIESC specific practices and policies to help youth confront their adversities, other professionals stressed its importance to increase the wellbeing and resilience of LGBTQIA+ youth. The results of this study highlight the significant role of care professionals to foster the resilience of LGBTQIA+ youth in out-of-home care.

Keywords: LGBTQ youth; Out-of-home care; Resilience; Care professionals; Child Welfare (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (1)

Downloads: (external link)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0190740923002074
Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:150:y:2023:i:c:s0190740923002074

DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107012

Access Statistics for this article

Children and Youth Services Review is currently edited by Duncan Lindsey

More articles in Children and Youth Services Review from Elsevier
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Catherine Liu ().