Social Care & Participation of Children & Young People 22/02/06 [E/NI/S/W]
A guide from SCIE focuses on how managers and practitioners in social care can initiate and sustain the participation of children and young people in developing their services.
The guide proposes that organisations adopt a whole systems approach to participation. In applying this approach, the four parts of service development that need to be considered are culture, structure, practice and review.
The guide includes key messages from practice (including case studies) and gives details of some of the resources available about participation.
Each section of the guide contains key messages from research and practice, including case studies, as well as signposts to resources that support organisations at different points on their journey to involving children and young people
The guide is designed primarily for managers and practitioners in social care and draws heavily on the views of young people about how to develop effective participation. The guide will also be useful to everyone involved in promoting children and young people’s participation in services that affect their lives.
A PDF version is available at:
http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/practiceguides/practiceguide06/files/pg06.pdf
