The participation of children and young people in developing social care [E/NI/S/W]
This guide 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.
Participation is a flexible and creative process. 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 context of the participation of children and young people in Northern Ireland is set in this guide.
It is provides a variety of useful links to websites and organisations.
Published 2006 by Barnardo’s
