Children and Young People's Participation in Child Protection... - 9780197622322

Children and Young People's Participation in Child ProtectionInternational Research and Practical Applications\nAuthor(s): Katrin Kri^D%z, Mimi Petersen\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Oxford University Press Inc, United States\nImprint: Oxford University Press Inc\nISBN-13: 9780197622322, 978-0197622322\nSynopsis\nChildren's participation in child protection has become a burgeoning field of interest for scholars and practitioners in the field of social work, and yet there is no edited volume that weaves together recent international contributions on the topic. This volume fills that gap, beginning with the assumption that children can and should have agency in decisions that affect their lives. Child protection is understood as protection from violence in the family and from violence in wider society. Children and youth may encounter public child protection systems in several instances: during child protection investigations, when children receive support services, during decisions ab.