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Deficits of adaptability and reversibility in the socio-educational strategy for youth in protection services during the transition to adult life

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  • Fernández-Simo, Deibe
  • CId Fernández, Xosé Manuel
  • Carrera Fernández, María Victoria

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The emancipation of youth that had been protected by the public administration is crucial to overcome their situation of social difficulty as well as to break the chain of social exclusion. The qualitative aims were to analyze whether socio-educational accompaniment strategies are effective during the transition process to adulthood, as well as to detect possible deficits of the protection system in emancipation support. Longitudinal follow-ups were carried out for 36 months on 31 young people through 1436 interviews, combined with life histories of 36 youths through 108 interviews. The discourses were analyzed through naturalistic content analysis. A triangulated categorization strategy was carried out involving 2 professionals foreign to the research. The resulting categories were the basis for the debate in three discussion groups with 22 professionals who had a minimum work experience of 12 months. The results highlight that adaptability and individualized work are effective strategies in socio-educational accompaniment during emancipation. The lack of human resources and intervention time detracts from personalized attention adjusted to the needs of each case. It is concluded that the rigid bureaucratic structure of the system is designed for a process of linear emancipation and does not meet the need for socio-educational accompaniment for emancipation, characterized by reversibility.

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  • Fernández-Simo, Deibe & CId Fernández, Xosé Manuel & Carrera Fernández, María Victoria, 2020. "Deficits of adaptability and reversibility in the socio-educational strategy for youth in protection services during the transition to adult life," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 117(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:cysrev:v:117:y:2020:i:c:s0190740920308975
    DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105302
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