4 L’s of Identity Building
The four key factors in developing adolescent identity are love and caring, laughter, limits and linkages.
This issue brief shares a framework for front line workers to use in case planning. The framework uses sustainable social capital and a stable sense of self to help support the healthy development of young people in foster care. It is a product of the Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative.
The lives of youth in foster care are often punctuated with upheavals and goodbyes. The fallout from this instability is real — and includes losses in confidence, skills, relationships and a sense of self. The solution? Smart case planning that expands its focus to aid young adults in two critical areas: identity development and social capital.
