An examination of theory and promising practice for achieving permanency for teens before they age out of foster care

Rosemary J. Avery

Children and Youth Services Review, 2010, vol. 32, issue 3, 399-408

Abstract: In this paper research is presented that examines the efficacy of Independent Living (IL) services in preparing foster youth to live "independently", and calls into question the appropriateness of an "independence" goal for youth aging out of foster care. The paper then reviews the emerging conceptualization of youth permanency in child welfare practice that focuses on lifelong connections to kin and fictive kin as requirements for permanency. The paper then reports on the success of a federally-funded demonstration project that served youth in residential treatment facilities and group homes in New York City aging out of care. It examines elements of the project model that were highly successful in achieving family-based permanency for a significant proportion of youth referred to the program and concludes that it is a promising practice model for the profession.

Keywords: Permanency; Teens; Foster; care; Independent; living; Promising; practice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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