On My Own: The Experience of Youth Who Have Successfully Transitioned Out of Foster Care

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dc.contributor.advisorRobertson, Sharon
dc.contributor.authorLaut, Danae
dc.contributor.committeememberKawalilak, Colleen
dc.contributor.committeememberStrong, Tom
dc.contributor.committeememberRobertson, Sharon
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-21T22:06:11Z
dc.date.available2017-09-21T22:06:11Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.date.submitted2017en
dc.description.abstractThe transition out of foster care into adulthood can be a challenging experience for youth leaving the foster care system. I sought to understand the experience of youth who had successfully transitioned out of foster care. The specific research question guiding this study was “How do former foster youth make sense of and understand their successful transition out of foster care?” Using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis, I conducted and analyzed semi-structured interviews with six former foster youth (five females and one male; three Caucasians, two First Nations, and one Middle Eastern), ranging in age from 19 to 32 years. Five overarching themes (Challenges, Coping Strategies, Identity Changes, and Perspectives on the Transition), encompassing 16 superordinate themes, and 19 subthemes, emerged. I discussed these findings in the context of relevant literature and presented their implications for clinical practice and future research.en_US
dc.identifier.citationLaut, D. (2017). On My Own: The Experience of Youth Who Have Successfully Transitioned Out of Foster Care (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27181en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27181
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/4121
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEducational Psychology
dc.subject.otherFoster care
dc.subject.otherYouth
dc.subject.otherresilience
dc.titleOn My Own: The Experience of Youth Who Have Successfully Transitioned Out of Foster Care
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineEducational Psychology
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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