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Preventive Work Among Youth at Risk in Tegucigalpa - Subjective Experiences of Institutional Care

This study aims to explore how secondary prevention carried out at a Honduran institution for youth at risk is experienced by its professional workers and former residents. This qualitative research is based on ethnographic approaches conducted at Hogar de Niños Renacer, Tegucigalpa, which is a facility for institutional care of youth at risk. Renacer applies a holistic, multidimensional approach to preventive work by covering various dimensions of youth development such as needs for emotional care, education, and spiritual growth. All research participants claim that positive aspects of Renacer include the provision of such possibilities. The project is constantly developing and accommodates various areas in need of improvement such as acquiring sufficient, competent staff. The majority of individuals who have participated in Renacer‟s project are proven to establish a functioning adult life after leaving the institution.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:lnu-11492
Date January 2011
CreatorsSummerton, Rebecca, Grönevik, Paulina
PublisherLinnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för pedagogik, psykologi och idrottsvetenskap, PPI, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för pedagogik, psykologi och idrottsvetenskap, PPI
Source SetsDiVA Archive at Upsalla University
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeStudent thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text
Formatapplication/pdf
Rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess

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