Everyday choices, meaningful activities and reliable adults. Diverse paths to empowerment of unaccompanied asylum-seeking girls

Mervi Kaukko

Everyday choices, meaningful activities and reliable adults. Diverse paths to empowerment of unaccompanied asylum-seeking girls

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Abstract

This article discusses the participation and empowerment of unaccompanied minors, especially girls, in two residential units for children run by a Finnish reception center. The article explores the special conditions for participation and empowerment for children and adolescents who seek asylum without their parents. Further, it demonstrates how participatory action research could be used to find suitable, culturally sensitive techniques to enhance participation in decision-making by unaccompanied asylum seeker children.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Empowering Social Work
Subtitle of host publication	Research and Practice
Editors	Maritta Törrönen, Olga Borodkina, Valentina Samoylova, Eveliina Heino
Place of Publication	Helsinki Finland
Publisher	University of Helsinki
Pages	200-220
Number of pages	21
ISBN (Electronic)	9789521090592
ISBN (Print)	9789521090585
Publication status	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Empowerment
Asylum seekers
unaccompanied minors
Action research

Access to Document

https://helda.helsinki.fi/bitstream/handle/10138/41105/empowering_social_work.pdf

Cite this

Kaukko, M. (2013). Everyday choices, meaningful activities and reliable adults. Diverse paths to empowerment of unaccompanied asylum-seeking girls. In M. Törrönen, O. Borodkina, V. Samoylova, & E. Heino (Eds.), Empowering Social Work: Research and Practice (pp. 200-220). University of Helsinki. https://helda.helsinki.fi/bitstream/handle/10138/41105/empowering_social_work.pdf

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Kaukko, M 2013, Everyday choices, meaningful activities and reliable adults. Diverse paths to empowerment of unaccompanied asylum-seeking girls. in M Törrönen, O Borodkina, V Samoylova & E Heino (eds), Empowering Social Work: Research and Practice. University of Helsinki, Helsinki Finland, pp. 200-220. <https://helda.helsinki.fi/bitstream/handle/10138/41105/empowering_social_work.pdf>

Everyday choices, meaningful activities and reliable adults. Diverse paths to empowerment of unaccompanied asylum-seeking girls. / Kaukko, Mervi.
Empowering Social Work: Research and Practice. ed. / Maritta Törrönen; Olga Borodkina; Valentina Samoylova; Eveliina Heino. Helsinki Finland: University of Helsinki, 2013. p. 200-220.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Research › peer-review

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