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Journal of Modern Foreign Psychology
2014. Vol. 3, no. 2, 92–106
ISSN: 2304-4977 (online)

Social and Psychological Adjustment in Foster Care Alumni: Education and Employment

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T.O. Archakova

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Abstract

The article analyses issues in social and psychological adjustment of young adults, grown up in foster families. The psychological and socio-pedagogical factors facilitating professional education, successful employment and financial independence are emphasized. The methods and results of several large simple design researches of adjustment in foster care alumni, conducted in USA, are described. Recommendations for services and specialists working with young adults leaving state care are provided.

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Keywords: socio-psychological adjustment, resilience, fosters families, young adults leaving state care, independent living programs, mentoring, employment counseling

Journal rubric: Social Psychology

Article type: review article

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For citation: Archakova, T.O. (2014). Social and Psychological Adjustment in Foster Care Alumni: Education and Employment. Journal of Modern Foreign Psychology, 3(2), 92–106. (In Russ.). URL: https://psyjournals.ru/en/journals/jmfp/archive/2014_n2/70119 (viewed: 24.06.2025)

© Archakova T.O., 2014

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

References

Bobyleva I.A. Professional'noe samoopredelenie detei, ostavshikhsya bez popecheniya roditelei [Professional self-determination of children without parental care]. Voprosy psikhicheskogo zdorov'ya detei i podrostkov [Mental health issues of children and adolescents], 2006. Vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 91–99. (In Russ.)

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Tatyana O. Archakova, Psychologist, social worker, director, ANO Center for the Development of Social Practices "Dirigible", Moscow, Russian Federation, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6161-2946, e-mail: tatyana.archakova@gmail.com

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