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How do young people transitioning from care plan their future lives? Planning is usually thought of as requiring clear goals and 'future orientation', but how might planning be regarded by young people whose wishes, hopes and plans have been repeatedly dashed? In this book Peter Appleton builds on research interviews with care-experienced young adults, and on cross-disciplinary theories of planning and of emotions, to develop a creative and non-dogmatic, three-aspects model of planning for young people leaving care. A valuable resource for practitioners, researchers and educators, this book puts forward a powerful case to think more broadly and flexibly about transition planning with care leavers, placing the voices of young people at its heart.

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""A lively, engaging, and highly accessible text that is a must-read for social work students as well as the more experienced practitioner.” Karen Broadhurst, Lancaster University “Drawing on in-depth interviews with care-experienced young people and cross-disciplinary theories, this book offers rich new insights on transition planning with care leavers. Essential reading for researchers and practitioners in the field.” Emily R. Munro, University of Bedfordshire

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Peter Appleton is Visiting Fellow at the School of Health and Social Care, University of Essex. He has worked for over 30 years in multidisciplinary Paediatric and Child and Adolescent Mental Health teams in England and Wales.

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