Protecting Children, Creating Citizens: Participatory Child Protection Practice in Norway and the United States

Protecting Children, Creating Citizens: Participatory Child Protection Practice in Norway and the United States
ISBN-10
1447355903
ISBN-13
9781447355908
Category
Social Science
Pages
208
Language
English
Published
2020-09-23
Publisher
Policy Press
Authors
Katrin, Križ

Description

This book examines a participatory approach in child protection practices in both Norway and the United States, despite key organizational differences. Križ explores ways that children can be empowered to participate in child protection investigations and decisions after removal from home. The author shows how children can be encouraged to develop and express their own opinions and explores tools for child protection workers to negotiate complex boundaries around the inclusion of children in decision-making. She presents valuable insights from front-line child protection professionals’ unique perspectives and experiences within two very different systems, and evaluates the impacts of different organizational practices in promoting children’s participation.

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