The plans,goals, and concerns of pre-emancipated youth in foster care |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Illinois at Chicago, United States;2. California State University, Fullerton, United States;3. Soka University of America, United States;1. Facultat de Ciències de l''Educació, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, 08193 Barcelona, Spain;2. School of Social Work and Social Policy, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland;3. Optentia Research Programme, North West University, South Africa;4. SFI — The Danish National Centre for Social Research, Denmark;1. University of Eastern Finland, Department of Nursing Science, City of Helsinki, Department of Social Services and Health Care, P.O. Box 1627, FIN – 70211 Kuopio, Finland;2. Department of Social Services and Health Care, Toinen linja 4 A, P.O. Box 6000, FI-00099 Helsinki, Finland;3. University of Easter Finland, Department of Nursing Science, P.O. Box 1627, FIN – 70211 Kuopio, Finland;1. Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain;2. Universitat de Girona, Spain;3. Universitat de las Illes Balears, Spain;1. Department of Psychology, Georgetown University, United States;2. Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States |
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| Abstract: | This study focuses on the plans, goals, and concerns of foster care youth prior to leaving care. Participants were 179 pre-emancipated youth between the ages of 17 and 20 years old (M = 17.82, SD = 0.79) from a large metropolitan area in Southern California. Self-articulated immediate plans were grouped into 4 major categories and self-articulated life goals were grouped into 10 categories while also examining the prioritization of, estimated time frame for, and youth's sense of control over their life goals. Survey and interview data reveal the importance of educational and occupational life goals and their prioritization. Youth reported a high level of certainty in their immediate plans, but the youth were less explicit in describing their immediate plans for the year after foster care. Foster youth may have difficulty identifying concrete steps to make plans a reality despite their ideas for the future. Youths' worries and concerns about their post-emancipation plans and life goals typically centered around academics and finances. This study contributes to the limited literature on the life goals and plans for foster youth; these results reinforce the need for greater support in planning and goal setting prior to emancipation. |
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