Strategies for engaging foster care youth in permanency planning family team conferences |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Tallinn University, Narva mnt 25, 10120 Tallinn, Estonia;2. University of Texas at Austin, School of Social Work D3500, 1925 San Jacinto Blvd., SSW 3.130B, Austin, TX 78712, United States;1. Portland State University School of Social Work and Hatfield School of Government, PO Box 751, Portland, OR 97207, United States;2. University of Louisville Kent School of Social Work, United States;3. University of California-Los Angeles Fielding School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management, United States;4. Texas A&M University Health Sciences Center, Department of Health Policy and Management, United States;5. The Ohio State University College of Social Work, United States;6. University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management, United States;1. University of Denver, Graduate School of Social Work, Butler Institute for Families, 2148 S High Street, Denver, CO 80208, United States;2. University of Texas at Arlington, School of Social Work, Judith Birmingham Center for Child Welfare, P.O. Box 19129, Arlington, TX 76019, United States |
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| Abstract: | The present study examines strategies conference facilitators used to engage foster care youth in decision-making in the context of permanency planning family team conferences. Data collection included observations of permanency planning family team conferences, followed by interviews with foster care youth and conference facilitators. Data analysis focused on gaining a deeper understanding of how facilitators incorporate youth into decision-making, with a specific focus on the strategies they employed. Four strategies were identified in the analysis: creating a safe space, encouraging the youth voice, re-balancing power, and establishing a personal connection. The study's policy and practice implications, limitations and areas of further research are presented. |
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