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oapen-20.500.12657-576702022-07-30T03:08:27Z Professional Practice in Child Protection and the Child’s Right to Participate Falch-Eriksen, Asgeir Toros, Karmen Social welfare and social services;Family law: children;Age groups: children bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JK Social services & welfare, criminology::JKS Social welfare & social services bic Book Industry Communication::L Law::LN Laws of Specific jurisdictions::LNM Family law::LNMK Family law: children bic Book Industry Communication::J Society & social sciences::JF Society & culture: general::JFS Social groups::JFSP Age groups::JFSP1 Age groups: children This book explains and discusses how a child’s right to freedom of expression is upheld through practice and decision-making in Child Protection Services (CPS). Using the right to expression as stipulated in Article 12.2 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) as a point of departure, it explains what CPS practices should look like and how they must operate to uphold and enforce the rights of the child by providing ""the opportunity to be heard"" in any administrative practice. Current research literature documents extensively, and across countries, how either the voice of the child is not heard or, alternatively, the existence of a pro forma/tokenistic approach to listening to the child throughout CPS practices. Taking a three-fold approach, this book establishes a clearer connection between rights and professional practice according to Article 12 extrapolates how rights-based practice is achieved during CPS practices provides a comprehensive answer to the challenge of implementing Article 12.2 through policy and legislation. It will be of interest to all students, academic and professionals working within child protection including social workers, probation officers, health and social care workers, lawyers and teachers. 2022-07-29T10:02:55Z 2022-07-29T10:02:55Z 2023 book 9780367713959 9780367714031 9781000738933 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/57670 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9781000738933.pdf http://www.routledge.com Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9781003150688 10.4324/9781003150688 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 9780367713959 9780367714031 9781000738933 Routledge 130 open access
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This book explains and discusses how a child’s right to freedom of expression is upheld through practice and decision-making in Child Protection Services (CPS).
Using the right to expression as stipulated in Article 12.2 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) as a point of departure, it explains what CPS practices should look like and how they must operate to uphold and enforce the rights of the child by providing ""the opportunity to be heard"" in any administrative practice. Current research literature documents extensively, and across countries, how either the voice of the child is not heard or, alternatively, the existence of a pro forma/tokenistic approach to listening to the child throughout CPS practices. Taking a three-fold approach, this book
establishes a clearer connection between rights and professional practice according to Article 12
extrapolates how rights-based practice is achieved during CPS practices
provides a comprehensive answer to the challenge of implementing Article 12.2 through policy and legislation.
It will be of interest to all students, academic and professionals working within child protection including social workers, probation officers, health and social care workers, lawyers and teachers.
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