How do young people transitioning from care plan their future lives? Planning is usually thought of as requiring clear goals and ‘future orientation’, but how might planning be regarded by young people whose wishes, hopes and plans have been repeatedly dashed? In this book Peter Appleton builds on research interviews with care-experienced young adults, and on cross-disciplinary theories of planning and of emotions, to develop a creative and non-dogmatic three-aspects model of planning for young people leaving care.
A valuable resource for practitioners, researchers and educators, this book puts forward a powerful case to think more broadly and flexibly about transition planning with care-leavers, placing the voices of young people at its heart.
Table of Contents:
1: Reflexivity, internal conversations, and the transition from out-of-home care
4: A roof over my head: self-reliance matters
6: What matters is social: friendships and social responsibility
7: A bridging chapter: toward a three-aspects approach to planning
8: From reflexivities to planning: the ‘remarkable trio’ of Michael Bratman
