Moving on from Munro by Blyth Maggie

Author:Blyth, Maggie [Blyth, Maggie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Social Science, Social Work, Political Science, Public Policy, Social Services & Welfare
ISBN: 9781447315674
Google: tUNqDwAAQBAJ
Publisher: Policy Press
Published: 2014-04-02T05:18:12+00:00

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Children should be seen and heard: understanding the child’s experience

Jenny Clifton

Eileen Munro’s review of child protection stressed the importance of child-centred practice and framed an effective system in terms of children’s right to safety (Munro, 2011, 2012). To observe the principles outlined in her final report, adult helpers need to understand and respond to each child as an individual, to work with them and to measure the effectiveness of help from the child’s experience. This chapter looks at what child-centred practice might mean from a child’s perspective, drawing on two recent research projects undertaken for the Office of the Children’s Commissioner (OCC): children’s views on ‘telling’ about abuse (Cossar et al, 2013)and a review of the impact of parental alcohol misuse (Adamson and Templeton, 2012). We did not set out to measure whether things have improved for children since the Munro review, but we believe that their perspectives will assist those asking and answering that question.

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