TY - JOUR
T1 - Children's and young people's participation within child welfare and child protection services
T2 - A state-of-the-art review
AU - van Bijleveld, Ganna G.
AU - Dedding, Christine W.M.
AU - Bunders-Aelen, Joske F.G.
PY - 2015/1/1
Y1 - 2015/1/1
N2 - This state-of-the-art literature review, based on a literature search of multiple scientific bibliographic databases, aims to shed light on what is known about barriers and factors facilitating child participation within the child protection and child welfare services from both children's and social workers' perspectives. The personal relationship between the child and the social worker is mentioned as one of the most important facilitators for participation, although multiple barriers in creating this relationship are demonstrated by both children and case managers and social workers. In studies, children say they should always participate while social workers and case managers identify many situations where, according to them, participation is inappropriate. Professionals' objections to participation mainly stem from the socio-cultural image of children as vulnerable and in need of adult protection, and a lack of understanding of what participation actually entails. Interventions to strengthen participation should be directed at making social workers and case managers aware that children are knowledgeable social actors.
AB - This state-of-the-art literature review, based on a literature search of multiple scientific bibliographic databases, aims to shed light on what is known about barriers and factors facilitating child participation within the child protection and child welfare services from both children's and social workers' perspectives. The personal relationship between the child and the social worker is mentioned as one of the most important facilitators for participation, although multiple barriers in creating this relationship are demonstrated by both children and case managers and social workers. In studies, children say they should always participate while social workers and case managers identify many situations where, according to them, participation is inappropriate. Professionals' objections to participation mainly stem from the socio-cultural image of children as vulnerable and in need of adult protection, and a lack of understanding of what participation actually entails. Interventions to strengthen participation should be directed at making social workers and case managers aware that children are knowledgeable social actors.
KW - Child care/statutory agencies work
KW - Child protection
KW - Child welfare
KW - Children's participation
KW - Looked-after children
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84927096344&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/cfs.12082
DO - 10.1111/cfs.12082
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84927096344
VL - 20
SP - 129
EP - 138
JO - Child & family social work
JF - Child & family social work
SN - 1365-2206
IS - 2
ER -