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Abstract
This study examined the experience of restrictiveness among transition-aged youth in foster care. Utilizing a sample of 207 youth, placement types and youth perceptions of restriction around communication, movement around one's home, and access to the community were examined for youth receiving special education services, youth receiving developmental disability services, and youth without disabilities. Youth with disabilities were more likely to be placed in more restrictive placement types and had significantly higher levels of perceived restriction in all areas. Additionally, males with disabilities experienced higher levels of restrictiveness, while White youth with disabilities also experienced greater community restrictiveness.
Notes
All authors are members of the Research Consortium to Increase the Success of Youth in Foster Care. The Research Consortium to Increase the Success of Youth in Foster Care is dedicated to experimentally identifying approaches that improve the outcomes of young people in foster care. Other members of the Research Consortium who contributed to this article were: May Nelson, Multnomah County Department of Health and Human Services and Portland Public Schools; Diann Drummond, Special Education Administrator, Portland Public Schools; Kevin George, Oregon Foster Care Program; Rosemary Ivandetti, Oregon Foster Care Independent Living Program; and Beth McHugh, Multnomah County Developmental Disability Services.
The research reported here was supported by the Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education, through Grant R324A100166 and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD), through Grant 5R01HD064854-02. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent views of the U.S. Department of Education or NICHD.