Holt, Stephanie and Kirwan, Gloria
(2012)
The "Key" to Successful Transitions for Young
People Leaving Residential Child Care: The Role of
the Keyworker.
Child Care in Practice, 18 (4).
pp. 371-392.
ISSN 1357-5279
Abstract
In the absence of mandatory planning and support to assist all young people who leave
care in Ireland, after-care provision is a ‘‘neglected’’ area of service provision and has
been criticised for being inconsistent and ad hoc. The benefits of keyworker support for
young people making the transition out of care is more clearly articulated within the
literature and across policy statements and is firmly embedded as a model of good
practice in working with young people in residential care. The study reported here sets
out to conduct an in-depth exploration of the concept of keyworking. This is achieved by
engaging young care-leavers, residential care providers and after-care support workers in
qualitative interviews. By asking young people and care providers about their experiences
of keyworking, it attempts to drill down into both the benefits and possible downsides of
this practice model. The findings and discussion presented here are based on the pilot
stage of this study, and although the findings can only be regarded as tentative in nature
some important issues have emerged from the pilot stage as reported here.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
young people; care provider; keyworking; residential child care; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > Applied Social Studies |
| Item ID: |
11179 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.1080/13575279.2012.713853 |
| Depositing User: |
Gloria Kirwan
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| Date Deposited: |
09 Oct 2019 10:55 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Child Care in Practice |
| Publisher: |
Taylor & Francis |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| URI: |
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| Use Licence: |
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