"'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, ..."
"Emergency Intervention for Children's Protection Judith Masson, Deborah
McGovern, Kathy Pick, Maureen Winn Oakley. enactment of the ... In most forces,
uniform officers, notspecialist officersfromtheCAIU, makedecisionsaboutthe use
of the power. ... example requests to provide information or emergency
accommodation for a child in police protection, are handled by the Emergency
Duty Team (EDT) not by locally based, specialist child p ..."
"The system of representation where children and young people are provided with both a social work guardian ad litem and a specialist solicitor is widely regarded as a model of excellence. However, until now, information about the system and its advantages has tended to neglect the views and experiences of the children concerned. Based on a unique research study, Out of Hearing investigates the representation service from the child s per ..."
"The book is based on two research projects on emergency intervention, which were carried out by the author and her colleagues. The studies provide the basis for the three themes in the book: Inter-agency Working; Perceptions of Safety; and Placement and Resource Issues. The combination of quantitative and qualitative research allows a detailed picture of practice that goes beyond an account of what happens, to explore the perceptions, u ..."
Official Friends and Friendly Officials Support, Advice and Advocacy for Children and Young People in Public Care (Policy, Practice, Research) by MaureenWinnOakley, Judith Masson Paperback, 73 Pages, Published 2000 by National Society For The Prevention Of Cruelty To Children (Nspcc) ISBN-13: 978-1-84228-000-3, ISBN: 1-84228-000-7
"This is a study of the Independent Visitors service for looked after children and young people."
"Jane Boylanis programme director of the social work course at the University of
Keele. Her research interests include advocacy, looked after children and
children's rights. For her doctoral thesis she undertook a critical analysis of
looked after children's participation in their statutory reviews and the role of
advocacy. Recent publications have included a series of articles for Childright
based on the work of various advocacy pr ..."