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Considerations for working with youth with socially complex needs
Dawn T Bounds1,2, Dominka A Winiarski2, Caitlin H Otwell2
1Rush University College of Nursing, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Summary
Youth facing social complexities, often from minority backgrounds, experience significant adversity. A strengths-based, multisystemic approach is recommended for ethical care and research with these vulnerable populations.
Area of Science:
- Social Sciences
- Psychology
- Public Health
Background:
- Adverse childhood experiences highlight social complexity in youth.
- Current "at-risk" or "vulnerable" labels use a deficits-based framework, stigmatizing youth.
- Proposes "youth with socially complex needs" to combat marginalization.
Purpose of the Study:
- Conceptualize unique considerations for working with youth with socially complex needs.
- Address increased vulnerability for social marginalization in this population.
- Explore ethical principles and care delivery models for this demographic.
Main Methods:
- Exploration of ethical principles.
- Review of relevant care delivery models.
- Conceptual framework development.
Main Results:
- Youth with socially complex needs often belong to minority ethnic/racial and/or sexual/gender groups.
- These youth face repeated adversity and discrimination.
- Ethical considerations and care models are crucial for effective engagement.
Conclusions:
- A strengths-based, individualized approach is proposed for working with youth with socially complex needs.
- Requires a dynamic, fluid, and multisystemic approach to care and research.
- Emphasizes ethical practice and tailored support for marginalized youth.
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