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Participation of young people in residential care: professionals perceptions about barriers and facilitators in Portugal
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Fulfilling young people’s right to participation in residential care is critical as it is
associated with better psychological outcomes. This chapter describes a qualitative
study, involving Portuguese professionals working in residential care (N=87) who
completed an online survey with a set of open-ended questions.
Content analysis revealed six core categories - the Concept of Participation, Participation
Life Domains, Residential Care Domains of Participation, Participation Enablers, Barriers
to Participation, Benefits of Participation - and 18 main subcategories. Participation was
mostly defined as the opportunity for children to have a voice and express their opinion,
ensuring also that their views are considered and taken seriously. Professionals
acknowledged the young people’s participation in group home activities and dynamics,
as well as issues related to young people’s personal functioning as the two most reported
domains of participation. Human resource factors were the most frequent enablers
pointed out by the participants (e.g., skilled professionals), and the barriers were mostly
related to the residential care context (e.g., human resource management constraints,
lack of suitable space). The benefits of participation were mostly related to young people’
outcomes (e.g., well-being, empowerment, sense of belonging). These findings call for
the importance of fostering participation in residential care, which may also enhance
young people´s well-being and the quality of residential care provided. A set of practice
and policy implications are discussed, namely, the need for policy makers’ awareness
about this issue.
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Magalhães, E., Pinheiro, M., & Calheiros, M. M. (2022). Participation of young people in residential care: Professionals’ perceptions about barriers and facilitators in Portugal. In C. Equit, & J. Purtell (Eds.), Children's rights to participate in out-of-home care: International social work contexts.