EIRP Proceedings, Vol 12 (2017)

Abstract

As result of the social problems diversification, the Romanian authorities created new structures and institutions specialized in social assistance in order to diminuate the severity of the social problems. Starting from this, in this study we intend to investigate the socio- professional evolution of  disadvantaged teenagers coming from the protection system after they leave the centers of protection. We decided to deal with this issue because we believe the public institutions and the members of the romanian society doesn't pay enough attention to this subject. By using the content analysis, the data reported in this topic draws attention to the need of these vulnerable teenagers to be helped by the authorities to prepare themselves for the life beyond the walls of the institutions by encouraging their skills and knowledge acquisition both in the institution and school environment, which will be useful for them in the future. Therefore, all the elements presented in this paper has the purpose of establishing the legal and institutional framework that it is considered to support the socio- professional integration of teenagers leaving the social protection system as well as highlighting policies and social assistance measures to support and encourage an independent life for this disadvantaged young people.