Purpose: This study explores the experiences of youth receiving Child Welfare Services (CWS) in Nova Scotia, Canada and their preferred relationships with different service providers and how these relationships may promote or hinder their resilience at different levels of risk exposure. Method: Qualitative interviews with 23 youth (aged 14–19) were analyzed using grounded theory. Results: The analysis revealed two core categories, relationship building and mentoring relationship as well as supporting themes that were modelled into a theoretical understanding of three distinct relationship patterns (parent-like, peer-like, and professional) that youth seek from their service providers. Findings discuss the category relationship building, comprising of two themes—youth mobility and multiple service providers; followed by a discussion on the three mentoring relationships. Conclusion: Implications address how salient features from these patterns of youth–worker relationships can be effectively integrated into service delivery.

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接受儿童福利服务的青少年及其与服务提供者的首选关系


目的：本研究探讨了加拿大新斯科舍省青少年接受儿童福利服务 (CWS) 的经历以及他们与不同服务提供者的首选关系，以及这些关系如何促进或阻碍他们在不同风险暴露水平下的恢复能力。方法：使用扎根理论对 23 名青少年（14-19 岁）进行定性访谈进行分析。结果：分析揭示了两个核心类别，即关系建立和指导关系，以及支持主题，这些主题被建模为对年轻人从服务提供者那里寻求的三种不同关系模式（父母式、同伴式和专业关系）的理论理解。调查结果讨论了类别关系的建立，包括两个主题——青年流动性和多个服务提供商；接下来是对三种师徒关系的讨论。结论：影响涉及如何将这些青年工人关系模式的显着特征有效地融入到服务提供中。