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.
The Open Access version of this book, available at
www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons
Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
