Transition to adulthood

The phase of detachment is often paradox for young PWID:

“For an increasing autonomy, adolescents need competences that are not always given!” – “Parents have to take active measures for successful autonomy and demonstrate persistence –give up control more and more at the same time”. [1]

Adolescents „are in a complicated situation to admit they need support in becoming autonomous from those people they want to get independent from“. [2]

When children detach and external support is accepted, the support they need must be precisely defined as well as what they can handle by themselves, see Chapter 3.

Parents have to find out what they will continue to do and what they need to set more limits to. [3] With regards to support it means a further transition from familial to professional support.

Co-operation between special pedagogical staff and parents is considered to be one of the most significant support elements for forwarding development, and it has an immense influence on the success of detachment processes. [4]

• This chapter is aiming at providing insight into services in transition domains to help PWID make relevant support decisions (chapter 5.1.). 
  
• Another focus is on cooperation with external supporters and how they can become a resource for rebuilding parent-child relationships (chapter 5.2.).