Promoting Children´s Rights in Social Work and Social Care: A Guide to Participatory Practice
Margaret Bell
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Description for Promoting Children´s Rights in Social Work and Social Care: A Guide to Participatory Practice
Paperback. Everyone seems to agree that children have to be heard, but not on how, where and when they can participate, or the organisation needed to facilitate it. This book addresses these questions. Margaret Bell looks at the reality of children's experiences, examines the variety of definitions of participation and highlights initiatives for involvement. Series Editor(s): John, Mary. Series: Children in Charge. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSB1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 165 x 15. Weight in Grams: 336.
Children have a right enshrined within the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child to participate in decisions that affect them, and their participation in social care services can have a positive impact on their own self-esteem and confidence, but also the quality of service and decisions made by the social care professionals working with them.
Everyone seems to agree on the idea that children have to be heard, but not on how, where and when they can participate, or the organisational cultures needed to facilitate it. Promoting Children's Rights in Social Work and Social Care addresses ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Children in Charge
Condition
New
Weight
335g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843106074
SKU
V9781843106074
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-10
About Margaret Bell
Previously a Senior Lecturer in Social Work and Social Policy, Director of Graduate Studies and Research Fellow at The University of York, Margaret now acts in an independent capacity as consultant, writer and researcher and is an associate member of Making Research Count (University of York). She has undertaken funded research and provided consultancy and training to government, research councils ... Read more
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