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Listening to children and young people and ensuring their
participation in decision-making can be challenging.This
course considers what advocacy skills are, given the
difficulties practitioners face in ensuring participation while
maintaining a ‘best interest’ decision-making responsibility.
As well as covering the relevant legislation, the course also
explores the strategies and tools which can be used to
empower children and young people and involve them in
decisions about their lives, and looks at how these can be
incorporated into day-to-day practice.
Learning outcomes cover:
- An understanding of what participation is in practice
including the concepts of advocacy and consultation.
- Mechanisms for enabling children and young people’s
participation in decision-making.
- Identifying and developing skills and resources for
empowering participation.
- Values in relation to children’s rights and participation.
- Developing an action plan for putting learning into
practice.
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