Session: Transition Age Youth (Society for Social Work and Research 20th Annual Conference - Grand Challenges for Social Work: Setting a Research Agenda for the Future)

108 Transition Age Youth

Schedule:
Friday, January 15, 2016: 1:45 PM-3:15 PM
Meeting Room Level-Meeting Room 2 (Renaissance Washington, DC Downtown Hotel)
Cluster: Child Welfare
Moderator:
Rami Benbenishty, PhD, Bar Ilan University
* noted as presenting author
A Longitudinal Study of Care Leavers in Israel: Personal and Social Resources Contributing to Functioning and Well-Being Four Years after Aging out of Residential Facilities
Rami Benbenishty, PhD, Bar Ilan University; Anat Zeira, PhD, Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Tehila Refaeli, Phd student, Bar Ilan University
The Influence of Policy Context on Transition Age Youths' Views of Self-Sufficiency
Susanna R. Curry, MSW, University of California, Los Angeles; Laura S. Abrams, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles; Marina Lalayants, Phd, Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College; Laura Montero, MSW, University of California, Los Angeles
Classroom or Workplace: Is There a Tradeoff Between Education and Employment in Obtaining Secure Independent Housing for Youth Transitioning from Foster Care?
Andrew D. Reynolds, MSW, MEd, Boston College; Robert Hasson, MSW, Boston College; Thomas M. Crea, PhD, LCSW, Boston College
A Retrospective Examination of Child Protection Involvement Among Young Adults Receiving Homeless Services
Emily Putnam-Hornstein, PhD, University of Southern California; Bridgette Lery, PhD, City and County of San Francisco Human Services Agency; Jonathan Hoonhout, BA, University of Southern California; Susanna R. Curry, MSW, University of California, Los Angeles
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