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Dr Clementine Degener

 Clementine

Associate Professor in Social Work, Rotterdam University of Applied Sciences, Netherlands

Email: c.j.degener@hr.nl

Profile

I currently work a senior teacher in Social Work, and I conduct research in the field of youth care. I recently obtained a PhD degree, and conducted research about ethnic identity of transculturally placed foster youth.

Research

Publications

Degener, C. J. Van Bergen, D. D., & Grietens, H. W. E. (2020). The ethnic identity complexity of transculturally placed foster youth in The Netherlands. Children and Youth Services Review, 113. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.104957 

Degener, C. J. Van Bergen, D. D., & Grietens, H. W. E. (2021). “Being one, but not being the same”: A dyadic analysis on ethnic socialization in transcultural foster families in The Netherlands. Child & Family Social Work, 1–9. doi: 10.1111/cfs.128611-9

Degener, C. J., Bergen, D. D. van, & Grietens, H. W. E. (2021). The ethnic identity of transracially placed foster children with an ethnic minority background: a systematic literature review. Children and Society, 00, 1-19. doi: 10.1111/chso.12444

Degener, C. J., Grietens, H. W. E., Van Bergen, D. D., (2022). Grasping ethnic identity fluctuations of transculturally placed foster youth over time: A longitudinal study.

Expertise

Qualitative research, youth care, foster care, identity development, inclusive youth care, ethnic identity, cultural competence of youth care workers
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