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Considering the rights of the child is now central to good multi-agency working, Children's Right in Practice offers an explanation of the theoretical issues and the key policy developments that have impacted practice. It helps the reader to understand children's rights in relation to their role in working with children and young people. Looking at education, health, social care and welfare, it bridges the gap between policy and practice for children from birth to 19 years.
Chapters cover: the child's right to play; youth justice and children's rights; the voice of the child; ethical dilemmas in different contexts; involvement, participation and decision making; safeguarding and child protection; social justice and exclusion
This book helps the reader understand what constitutes good practice, while considering the advantages and tension of working across disciplines.
Essential reading for students in Early Years, Early Childhood Studies and Childhood and Youth courses, it is relevant to professionals working across education, health and social work.
The Child's Right to Play: Rhetoric or Reality?
The Child's Right to Play: Rhetoric or Reality?
Chapter Overview
This chapter will address the child's right to play from the playwork profession's perspective of child rights. This perspective will be developed from concepts of social constructionism, libertarianism, areas of rights-based discourse and current theory in the field of play and playwork. The UK government's apparent commitment to the child's right to play will be presented within an overview of social policy, set against the backdrop of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC). Case-study examples of such policy development, its practical implementation and the inherent tensions and dilemmas therein will be explored. The chapter will assess the extent to which the UK government's rhetoric ...
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