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  • ISBN 9781843105961
  • Weight: 338g
  • Dimensions: 157 x 231mm
  • Publication Date: 15 Apr 2008
  • Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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The role of an advocate for children is one that I perform myself which is why I have found much of the research presented in this book so interesting... We are all on the same side battling to improve life for children who have, through no fault of their own, been handed a very bad set of cards.'

- From the Foreword by Cherie Booth QC

Advocacy for vulnerable people is increasingly becoming a part of health and social care practice, and over the past decade policy developments have contributed to a rapid development of advocacy services for children and young people.

This book explores the latest debates and findings relating to research and practice in the field of children and young people's advocacy. Contributors present the key issues and dynamics of current advocacy practice and examine its role within health, education and social care services, including its impact on inter-professional collaboration, the development of personalised services and the barriers and facilitators to children's participation in children's services.

This book will be valued by any professional working with young people, including children and young people's advocates, health and social care professionals, teachers and youth workers.
About
Christine M. Oliver, MA, is a Senior Researcher at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK. She has recently completed the first national study of advocacy for children and young people in England, prepared for the UK Department of Health and the DfES. She has published several books on advocacy for children and young people. Elaine Chase is a senior research officer at the Thomas Coram Research Unit at the Institute of Education, University of London. She has worked as a practitioner and researcher promoting the health and well-being of children and young people, both in the UK and internationally for the past 17 years. The main focus of her research is the health and well being of children and young people, especially those who are at risk of marginalisation and disadvantage. Abigail Knight has been a researcher at the Institute of Education, University of London since 1995. Her research interests include the health and wellbeing of looked-after children and young people, disabled children and their families, and children's rights.