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

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This book examines a participatory approach in child protection practices in Norway and the United States. It explores ways of empowering children; shows how they can be encouraged to express their own opinions and explores tools for child protection workers to negotiate complex boundaries around th...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Križ, Katrin (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol, UK : Policy Press, 2020.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Child welfare.
Child welfare > United States.
Child welfare > Norway.
United States.
Norway.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • Half-title
  • Copyright information
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • List of figures and tables
  • About the author
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1 Introduction
  • Goal and argument
  • Significance
  • Questions and concepts
  • Theoretical framework
  • Child protection in Norway and the US
  • Children's participation in law, policy and practice
  • Organization of the book
  • 2 Children's participation as contested practice
  • Children's experiences with participation
  • Child protection workers' involvement of children
  • Barriers to children's participation
  • Children's age and lack of information
  • Child protection caseworkers' attitudes and skills
  • Organizational and systemic barriers
  • Conclusion
  • 3 Non-participation triggers
  • Young age
  • Severe disability or mental illness
  • Negative emotional effects of participation
  • Imminent risk
  • Other non-participation triggers
  • Conclusion
  • 4 Participation triggers
  • Children older than 12 years
  • Clear or credible communication
  • Corroborating evidence of abuse
  • Expression and display of fear, despair and sadness
  • Workers' positive perceptions of the child
  • Conclusion
  • 5 Doing participation
  • Giving information
  • Facilitating participation
  • Gathering information
  • Conclusion
  • 6 Youth citizens
  • Earlier involvement and more substantial choices
  • Workers' perceptions of teens
  • Conclusion
  • 7 Protecting children, creating citizens
  • Participation boundaries
  • The protection boundary
  • The age, ability and vulnerability boundaries
  • Doing participation
  • Engaging children and building trust
  • Providing information to children
  • Giving children time and space to communicate
  • Divesting power through recognition work
  • Creating youth citizens

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