Promoting Children's Rights in Social Work and Social Care A Guide to Participatory Practice

Name: Promoting Children's Rights in Social Work and Social Care A Guide to Participatory Practice
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ISBN: 9781843106074

ISBN-10: 1843106078

ISBN-13: 9781843106074

Edition: 2010

Authors: Margaret Bell

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Children have a right to participate in decisions that affect them, and their participation can have positive effects such as increased self-esteem and confidence, as well as improving decisions made by professionals working with them. The right children have to be heard is high on the public agenda, but there are still debates over how and when they can be involved, what form their participation should take and organisational cultures that facilitate this. Children and Participation addresses these questions and the nature of children's participation in the social care field. The author discusses the reality of the world in which children live and outlines definitions of participation and…

Book details

List price: $24.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Publication date: 8/15/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.93" wide x 9.02" long x 0.63" tall
Weight: 0.704



Series Editor's Foreword


Acknowledgements


Introduction



The Principles, Policy and Theory Underpinning Practice



What is Participation? Definitions, Arenas and Outcomes



What is Participation? Different Methods



The Policy and Background to Children's Participation



The Theoretical Principles that Underpin Participatory Practice



What Gets in the Way? Adult Attitudes, the World in which Children Live and Organisational Culture and Values



Research Studies on Children's Experiences of Participation


Introduction



The Involvement of Children in Family Group Conferences



The Participation of Children in Initial Child Protection Investigations



The Participation of Children in Social Work Electronic Records



Children's Views on their Involvement in Service Evaluation and Design



Implications for Practice



Conclusion


Bibliography


Subject Index


Author Index