Practice Notes #32—Motivational Interview in Transition Planning: Supporting Youth Transitioning out of Foster Care, Summer 2019
Authors: Richmond, A., Borden, L. M.
There are approximately 442,995 children in foster care in the United States, and a quarter of these young people are age 14 or older. In addition, more than 17,000 young people age out of foster care at age 18 each year. To successfully transition into independent living, youth in care need supportive and healthy adult-youth relationships as well as access to resources and opportunities that can assist them as they work towards independence. Read more form this issue of Practice Notes on how you can incorporate Motivational Interviewing into your practice supporting youth.
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Practice Notes is published by the Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare (CASCW), School of Social Work, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota. This issue was supported, in part, by grant #GRK129722 from Minnesota Department of Human Service, Children and Family Services Division. This work is/was supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Hatch project MIN-55-030. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Center, School, College, University or their funding source.
