Jovens em sistema de acolhimento

: competências de vida diária, autocuidado, habitação e gestão do dinheiro

Abstract

The present study was developed with young forest adults with ages between 16 and 21 years old. The sample was collected from Lares de Infância e Juventude from the district of Braga and Viana do Castelo. Considering the needs related to the lack of life skills instruments for young adults who are transitioning from institutional host to autonomy, the study focused on the autonomy dimension and the development of life skills of the young adult, in this context. The overall objectives of the study were to translate and adapt the language and construct of Casey Life Skills (Nolan, Wolf, Ansell, Burns, Barr, Copeland & Paddock, 2000)- Life Skills Scale (Gonçalves, Macedo, Pinto & Azeredo, 2016) through a reflective interview with technicians of the area. After the application of the Life Skills Scale, a first characterization of the population in question was carried out, related to the subscales of daily life, self-care and housing and money management skills. We verified that this young adults did not show significant differences relatively to the gender, age and the duration of the hosting, on the subscales in question.

Date of Award	5 Apr 2017
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Armanda Gonçalves (Supervisor)