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Transcending the Professional-Client Divide: Supporting Young People with Complex Support Needs Through Transitions
Kathy Ellem1, Louisa Smith2, Susan Baidawi3
11School of Nursing Midwifery and Social Work, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia.
Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal : C & A
|May 22, 2020
Summary
Young people with complex needs find supportive, trusting relationships with paid professionals crucial during life transitions. These relationships provide stability and can be life-saving anchors amidst challenges.
Area of Science:
- Sociology
- Psychology
- Social Work
Background:
- Young people with complex support needs face intersecting disadvantages.
- These include violence, homelessness, substance use, educational exclusion, and justice system contact.
- Mental health and cognitive issues exacerbate these challenges, complicating service navigation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the experiences of young people with complex support needs during life transitions.
- To understand their perspectives on supports provided by paid professionals.
- To identify factors contributing to positive and negative support experiences.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative study employing body mapping and in-depth interviews.
- Involved 38 young people aged 16-26 years across three Australian states.
- Focused on understanding lived experiences of support relationships.
Main Results:
- Helpful and trusting relationships with paid professionals act as anchors during turbulent periods.
- These relationships require deep, non-judgmental understanding of the young person.
- Positive relationships contribute to stability and constructive outcomes, sometimes with life-saving effects.
Conclusions:
- Authentic, relationship-based support is vital for young people in transition.
- Service provision must balance genuine connection with risk-averse, economic pressures.
- Findings offer insights for policymakers and practitioners to improve youth support services.
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