Connecting Learning and Identity Development through a Transformative Activist Stance: Application in Adolescent Development in a Child Welfare Program

2011 ◽  
Vol 54 (5) ◽  
pp. 313-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eduardo Vianna ◽  
Anna Stetsenko
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
Adolescent Development ◽  
Welfare Program ◽  
Transformative Activist Stance

Child Welfare: Overview

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter J. Pecora
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Foster Care ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Child Maltreatment ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Child Protection ◽  
Developmentally Appropriate ◽  
Welfare Program ◽  
Out Of Home Care

The mission of child welfare is multifaceted and includes: (a) responding to the needs of children reported to public child-protection agencies as being abused, neglected, or at risk of child maltreatment; (b) providing children placed in out-of-home care with developmentally appropriate services; and (c) helping children find permanent homes in the least-restrictive living situations possible; and (d) providing “post-permanency” services to children so they do not return to foster care. This section describes the mission, scope, and selected issues of major child-welfare-program areas.

scholarly journals Borderland and Borderline: Understanding and Treating Adolescent Migrants in Crisis

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annette Streeck-Fischer
Keyword(s):  
Identity Development ◽  
Identity Formation ◽  
Adolescent Development ◽  
Developmental Processes ◽  
Case Examples ◽  
Adolescent Refugees ◽  
Culture Of Origin

Background:: Much of the literature on adolescent refugees has focused on their experiences of trauma, and trauma-focused psychotherapy has been emphasized. In addition to having experienced trauma, adolescents with refugee or migration backgrounds are confronted with distinct challenges in the process of identity formation. These problems result from the normal processes of identity formation and restructuring during adolescence (the socalled second individuation phase) complicated by their transition from their culture of origin to the new culture. This process has been called a third individuation phase. These teenagers live on the border between two worlds and are called borderland adolescents. Method:: This paper describes the developmental processes of young migrants, using case examples to illustrate how the migrant experience affects development, particularly identity development. Discussion:: Splitting, which is part of normal adolescent development, also occurs during the process of adaptation to a new culture. Although the process of splitting can support the integration into the new culture, it can also lead to dangerous polarization with borderline features. It is important to take this into account in psychotherapeutic work with borderland adolescents.

scholarly journals Contribution of Leisure Context, Motivation and Experience to the Frequency of Participation in Structured Leisure Activities among Adolescents

2022 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 877
Author(s):  
Matea Belošević ◽  
Martina Ferić
Keyword(s):  
Identity Development ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Adolescent Development ◽  
Leisure Time ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
The Other ◽  
Peer Influences ◽  
Hierarchical Regression ◽  
Regression Analyses

Leisure time is considered an important context for adolescent development. The purpose of this article is to investigate what contributes to the frequency of adolescents’ participation in structured leisure activities (SLA). Participants were aged 14–21 years (M = 18.87, SD = 1.23) and 44.8% of participants were female. Hierarchical regression analyses were conducted. Results indicate that boys and adolescents who perceive the context of participation in SLA as safe, are externally or intrinsically motivated, and perceive that participation has contributed to their identity development and experiences of initiative, as well as their experiences of stress, are more likely to participate frequently in SLA. On the other hand, these findings indicate that girls and adolescents who are unmotivated to participate in SLA and who experience negative peer influences while participating in SLA are less likely to frequently participate in SLA. It can be concluded that it is important to think much more broadly than just the setting of the activities themselves when promoting young people’s participation in SLA. Some of the features of SLA that promote positive youth development are presented in this paper.

Supportive Housing for Families in Child Welfare: Program Evaluation

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha A. Goodrich ◽  
Anne F. Farrell ◽  
Preston A. Britner ◽  
Lisa Hansen
Keyword(s):  
Program Evaluation ◽  
Child Welfare ◽  
Supportive Housing ◽  
Welfare Program

Social Media Use and Social Connectedness in Adolescents: The Positives and the Potential Pitfalls

2014 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly A. Allen ◽  
Tracii Ryan ◽  
DeLeon L. Gray ◽  
Dennis M. McInerney ◽  
Lea Waters
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Identity Development ◽  
Adolescent Development ◽  
Social Connectedness ◽  
Developmental Psychology ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
Online Groups ◽  
Psychosocial Wellbeing ◽  
Online Tools

As social media use is rising among adolescents, the issue of whether this use leads to positive or negative outcomes warrants greater understanding. This article critically reviews the literature related to this important topic. Specifically, we examine how social media use affects social connectedness in terms of three elements of adolescent development: sense of belonging, psychosocial wellbeing, and identity development and processes. Mixed findings are reported regarding the role that social media plays in fostering social connectedness, which suggests that young people may experience both positive and negative psychological outcomes. As a result, this article argues that online tools create a paradox for social connectedness. On one hand, they elevate the ease in which individuals may form and create online groups and communities, but on the other, they can create a source of alienation and ostracism. This article contributes to ongoing discourse in the area of educational and developmental psychology, and has implications for researchers and practitioners working with adolescents.

Building a Child-Welfare Program in War Time

1919 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 411-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Elizabeth Titzel
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Welfare Program

scholarly journals Child and Adolescent Development for Medical Learners: Adolescent Identity Development

MedEdPORTAL ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Florence Eddins-Folensbee ◽  
Jason Scott Klein ◽  
Sheila Renee Martinez ◽  
Roland Wickles Folensbee ◽  
Toi Blakely Harris
Keyword(s):  
Identity Development ◽  
Adolescent Development ◽  
Child And Adolescent ◽  
Adolescent Identity ◽  
Adolescent Identity Development
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