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Tajuk Kajian	Group Counseling for teenagers at foster home: Transition out process to independent living
Bidang Kajian	KANAK-KANAK
Abstrak	Studies on adolescents aging out from welfare institutions in Malaysia were scarce. This research aims is to explore the phenomenological experience of the teenagers’ in their preparation to transition out from the foster home upon reaching the age of 18 years old for independent living phase. This research will employ purposive sampling of participants in which researcher will recruit around six to eight participants that will participate in the group counseling. This research will use phenomenological approach as research design and focus group discussion as tool for data collection. Researcher intends to conduct individual interview as post interview gather additional information from the participants that may not be shared in the group counseling. Products that will be done participants in the group counseling will be processed as part of data collection. Researcher will utilize audio recorder device as main recording tool and sound record of mobile phone as a backup tool for recording during focus group discussion. Researcher will select thematic analysis as proposed data analysis in which significant phrases from the participants’ responses to be assigned into meaning, themes, sub themes and categories. Researcher hopes that findings of this research are helpful for the policy maker of relevant agency to be able to gain the perspectives and prepare appropriate programs or interventions for adolescents in preparing their journey to leave the welfare institution for independent living. Keywords: Teenagers, group counseling, transition process, independent living, foster home

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