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The Transition To Adulthood And Independence: A Study Of Young People Leaving Residential Care, Mary Kilkenny Nov 2012

The Transition To Adulthood And Independence: A Study Of Young People Leaving Residential Care, Mary Kilkenny

Masters

The transition to adulthood is difficult for most young people. It is a time when young people make important decisions about their lives including their future education, career and living arrangements. Most young people have strong family and social networks to support them in these decisions. However, young people leaving residential care are often expected to make this transition abruptly and at a young age with no family or social networks to support them. The leaving and aftercare supports provided by the State are often not sufficient to provide for the needs of these young people leaving them at risk …


Speech And Language Therapy Service Evaluation Report, Noirin Hayes, Siobhán Keegan, Eimer Goulding Jan 2012

Speech And Language Therapy Service Evaluation Report, Noirin Hayes, Siobhán Keegan, Eimer Goulding

Reports

Based in Tallaght West, CDI is the result of the professionalism, passion and persistence of a group of 23 concerned individuals and organisations living and working in the community who had a vision of a better place for children. Through innovative partnerships, they brought together an approach which drew on both the science and the spirit of best practice in order to meet the identified needs of children and families. A partnership was agreed between the Government and The Atlantic Philanthropies, and the consortium’s first piece of work was a needs analysis entitled How are our Kids? (CDI, 2004). A …


Social Care Managers. Action Or Reaction?, Judy Doyle, Pat Mcgarty Jan 2012

Social Care Managers. Action Or Reaction?, Judy Doyle, Pat Mcgarty

Other resources

Survey of social care managers.


Working With Parents In Early Years Services, Anne Fitzpatrick Jan 2012

Working With Parents In Early Years Services, Anne Fitzpatrick

Books/Book Chapters

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