Masters Thesis

Employment transition plan for foster youth: a collaborative model of practice

Carter & Lunsford (2005) report former foster youth enter adulthood with higher rates of unemployment, underemployment, and homelessness, in comparison to adults that do not have a foster care background. How can youth service providers better prepare transition age youth (TAY) for the workforce? A collaborative, person-centered model of practice has been created for TAY to complete with youth service providers. This model of practice is an amended employment transition plan used to help older adolescents in care obtain full time, long term jobs that offer a living wage. It will ensure empowerment and self-determination, processes promoted by social workers and included in the National Association of Social Worker's Code of Ethics. The employment transition plan will be created based on what existing literature identifies as a need from youth service providers and TAY. It will also be created based on the student's professional and academic experience.

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