Implementation Determinants of Transition Planning in Residential Out-of-Home Care for Young People with Disability and from Multicultural and Multifaith Backgrounds

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ID21559986
AutoresHayley Wainwright (0000-0001-8315-2824, Monash University), Helen Skouteris (0000-0001-9959-5750, Monash University), Emma Galvin (0000-0002-0202-9937, Monash University), Melissa Savaglio (0000-0002-4414-1214, Monash University), Ruby Sait, Heather Morris (0000-0001-7758-1091, Monash University, autor correspondente)
Ano2026
Data de publicação2026-01-23
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoChild and Adolescent Social Work Journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0738-0151 • E-ISSN: 1573-2797
EditoraSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s10560-025-01078-y
OpenAlexW7125493927
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas79

Transition planning is mandated to support young people (YP) in residential out-of-home care (OoHC) to prepare them for independent living by age 18. Yet, it often falls short of meeting YP’s developmental and material needs, particularly for overrepresented cohorts with additional and intersecting needs. Two such cohorts are those living with disability and those from multicultural and multifaith (MCMF) backgrounds. The overall aim of this study was to generate knowledge to support the successful implementation of transition planning for these two cohorts of YP. The specific aims were to identify (a) barriers and enablers that prevent or facilitate successful implementation; and (b) strategies that improve the design and delivery of transition planning. Qualitative semi-structured interviews and focus groups were conducted with staff ( n = 60) involved in supporting YP leaving residential OoHC in Victoria. Data were analysed using abductive approaches guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR). We identified barriers and enablers across all CFIR domains: Outer Setting (6 factors, e.g., legislation), Inner Setting (4 factors, e.g., access to knowledge), Characteristics of Individuals (3 factors, e.g., capability), Innovation (5 factors, e.g., complexity), and Implementation Process (2 factors, e.g., engaging YP). Recommended strategies to improve the design and delivery of transition planning for YP with disability and from MCMF backgrounds included practice adaptations, legislative reform, cross-government agreements, and workforce capability building

Data collection · Focus group · Independent living · Multiculturalism · Qualitative property · Qualitative research · Residential care · Workforce · Child Welfare and Adoption · Disability Education and Employment · Healthcare innovation and challenges