This collection provides a guide to the legal requirements surrounding children's rights. The book discusses the practicalities and problems of listening to the child in educational, social and health settings.

Ron Davie, Graham Upton, Ved Varma

Chapter 1 Introduction: Part nership with Children: The Advancing Trend, Ron Davie; Part 1 Professional Perspectives; Chapter 2 The Law in Relation to the Wishes and Feelings of the Child, Michael Sherwin; Chapter 3 Listening to Children in Educational Contexts, Irvine S. Gersch, Shirley Moyse, Anna Nolan, Graham Pratt; Chapter 4 A Social Work Perspective, Peter M. Smith; Chapter 5 Eliciting Children's Views: the Contribution of Psychologists, Neil Hall; Chapter 6 The Voice of the Child in Mental Health Practice, Danya Glaser; Chapter 7 Learning to Listen to Children, Euan M. Ross; Part 2 Generic Issues; Chapter 8 Listening to Children with Disabilities and Special Educational Needs, Philippa Russell; Chapter 9 Listening To and Communicating With Young Children, Gillian Pugh, Dorothy Rouse Selleck; Chapter 10 Gender Issues, Gill Gorell Barnes; Chapter 11 Race and the Child's Perspective, Kedar N. Dwivedi;