Oral | Barriers and Facilitators to Effective Transition Planning: Perspectives of Staff from a Community- Based Organization Supporting Young People Living in Out-of- Home Care
Tracks
| Thursday, June 12, 2025 |
| 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM |
| P4 |
Synopsis
This presentation examines the challenges faced by young people transitioning from out-of-home care (OOHC) in Australia, where they often experience significant disadvantages. Semi-structured interviews with 14 staff from a Victorian care organisation identified barriers to effective transition planning, including difficulties with accommodation, reluctance from young people to engage, and late planning. Staff recommended improvements such as creating specialist transition planning roles and referenced best-practice programs. The findings provide key insights to guide future research, policy, and practices for better transition pathways for young people leaving OOHC.
Speaker
Professor Philip Mendes
Director of Social Inclusion and Social Policy Research Unit
Monash University
Barriers and facilitators to effective transition planning: perspectives of staff from a community-based organisation supporting young people living in out-of-home care
Biography
Professor Philip Mendes is the Director of the Social Inclusion and Social Policy Research Unit in the Department of Social Work at Monash University. He has been researching the experiences of adults who grew up in forms of out-of-home care for 25 years, and is the convenor of the Australian Regional section of INTRAC, the International Research Network on Transitions to Adulthood from Care: https://globalintrac.com/australian-research-network-on-care-leavers/
