 The importance of supporting evolving capacity: The need to support young people with cognitive impairment in out-of-home-careShona Bates, Rosemary Kayess, Edgar Julian Laurens and Ilan Katz Children and Youth Services Review, 2024, vol. 156, issue C Abstract: Young people living in out-of-home care (OOHC) are required to make significant decisions when transitioning from care. Without measures to support participation in the planning process, young people, particularly those with cognitive impairment, are at risk of having decisions made for them ‘in their best interests’ by others and, without capacity to identify will and preference, are at increased risk of being placed under a guardianship order for decision-making. Little is known about (1) how young people with cognitive impairment are supported to develop autonomy in decision-making over time, and (2) what systems and services support the evolving capacity of young people with cognitive impairment in OOHC to participate in transition planning. We undertook a qualitative study to address this knowledge gap and contribute to practice. Keywords: Intellectual disability; Cognitive impairment; Human rights; Decision-making; Transitioning from out-of-home care (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:156:y:2024:i:c:s019074092300511x DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107315 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 |
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