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Onwards and upwards: involving disabled children and young people in decision making: a training manual for professionals
- Authors:
- GRIFFITHS Jane, CUNNINGHAM Gail, DICK Sally
- Publisher:
- Children in Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 100p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Training manual based on a project on involving young people with special needs in decision making. Covers issues such as introducing participants to concepts such as involvement, communication and advocacy; the reasons why children and young people should be involved in decision making; what involvement actually is; how it can be facilitated; and how to draw up an action plan. Contains case studies, discussion sheets and practical activities, together with guidance for trainers.
The child protection handbook: the practitioner's guide to safeguarding children
- Editors:
- WILSON Kate, JAMES Adrian, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- Balliere Tindall
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 609p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
Practical, evidence based text, divided into three sections: understanding, managing, and intervention and training issues in child protection. This edition contains new material on: institutional abuse; gender issues; policy guidance for assessment and working together; training for professionals in child protection; and developments in legislation. The text aims to cover both policy and practice, and contains specialist chapters for different professionals.