What statutory guidance tells us about effective participation of children and young people
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Dr. Jo Dillon reflects on the Working Together to Safeguard Children statutory guidance and the steer it gives us on involving children and young people in decision making.
Talking points
This video looks at:
- Working in partnership with children and young people.
- What children have said they need.
- Why social workers need to discuss their decision making with the child, the family and their colleagues.
Related resources
- Enabling and embedding creative participation in child and family social work: Practice Tool
- Ensuring children's life stories are at the centre of direct work
- Meaningful participation - how can we involve children, young people and adults in shaping practice, support and services?
- Voice of the child: Evidence Review
- Young person-centred approaches in CSE - promoting participation and building self-efficacy: Frontline Briefing
- Young person-centred approaches in CSE - promoting participation and building self-efficacy: Frontline Tool
Reflective questions
Here are reflective questions to stimulate conversation and support practice.
- What does working in partnership with children and young people look like in your role?
- How can you better outline your decision making with children and young people, and how might you involve them in that process?
Professional Standards
PQS:KSS - Relationships and effective direct work | Communication | Child and family assessment | Promote and govern excellent practice | Purposeful and effective social work