Reflection on the term "unplaceable": The exempe of a teenager, Laurent
The purpose of this article is to banish the label « unplaceable », easily assigned to teenagers in child welfare service. In fact, this public is difficult to work with because this is a complex clinic. They are called by a variety of terms in France or Canada: « young delinquents », « multi-issue teenagers », « troubled teenagers »... Based on a clinical case, we question the psychological working of a teenager called « unplaceable ». We think that the meeting between these teenagers and a professional is necessary. Thanks to a personal involvement supported by an institutional thirdness, the teenagers can throw the label « unplaceable ».