| Out of Hearing: Representing Children in Court Contributor(s): Masson, Judith (Author), Oakley, Maureen Winn (Author) |
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ISBN: 0471986429 ISBN-13: 9780471986423 Publisher: Wiley OUR PRICE: $88.06 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 1999 Annotation: 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 childs perspective. Observations of representatives meetings with their child clients and separate interviews with the children and their representatives paint a disturbing picture of the isolation of children at a time of immense stress and upheaval. Feedback from children about what they considered helpful or unhelpful in the actions of their representatives; their views about reading, or not seeing, court reports about themselves; and their feelings about going to court, or being excluded from its proceedings, convey powerful messages to the professionals and practitioners seeking to help them. Drawing on these experiences, the authors offer recommendations for practice and policy to enable childrens views to be heard more effectively. Providing fresh insight into the representation service, Out of Hearing is essential reading for solicitors, guardians ad litem, social workers, judges, magistrates, policy makers, and academics. It will also be of interest to childrens rights organisations, young people and charities. "Whatever one may make of the conclusions of the report, what it undeniably does is paint a very graphic picture indeed of the impact of the process of care proceedings upon children. For this reason (if for no other) it should be read by allchildcare law practitioners." Philip Thomson Head of Legal Services, Essex County Council "The views and aspirations of the children really do shine through; their concerns and their agendas are set out clearly and illuminated vividly." Anna Faulkner Formerly Panel Manager, Inner and North London GALRO Panel |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice - Medical | Pediatrics - Medical | Public Health |
| Dewey: 346.730 |
| LCCN: 98035141 |
| Series: Wiley Child Protection & Policy |
| Physical Information: 0.45" H x 5.94" W x 9.08" (0.63 lbs) 190 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The system of representation where children and young people areprovided with both a social work guardian ad litem and a specialistsolicitor is widely regarded as a model of excellence. However, until now, information about the system and its advantages hastended to neglect the views and experiences of the childrenconcerned. Based on a unique research study, Out of Hearinginvestigates the representation service from the child sperspective. Observations of representatives meetings with theirchild clients and separate interviews with the children and theirrepresentatives paint a disturbing picture of the isolation ofchildren at a time of immense stress and upheaval. Feedback fromchildren about what they considered helpful or unhelpful in theactions of their representatives; their views about reading, or notseeing, court reports about themselves; and their feelings aboutgoing to court, or being excluded from its proceedings, conveypowerful messages to the professionals and practitioners seeking tohelp them. Drawing on these experiences, the authors offerrecommendations for practice and policy to enable children s viewsto be heard more effectively. Providing fresh insight into therepresentation service, Out of Hearing is essential reading forsolicitors, guardians ad litem, social workers, judges, magistrates, policy makers, and academics. It will also be ofinterest to children s rights organisations, young people andcharities. Whatever one may make of the conclusions of the report, what itundeniably does is paint a very graphic picture indeed of theimpact of the process of care proceedings upon children. For thisreason (if for no other) it should be read by all childcare lawpractitioners. Philip Thomson Head of Legal Services, Essex CountyCouncil The views and aspirations of the children really do shine through;their concerns and their agendas are set out clearly andilluminated vividly. Anna Faulkner Formerly Panel Manager, Innerand North London GALRO Panel |