Professional Practice in Child Protection and the Child’s Right to Participate

Asgeir Falch-Eriksen is head of the academic unit Globalization and Social Sustainability at the Department of Social Work, Child Welfare and Social Policy at Oslo Metropolitan University. He also holds a position as associate professor at the Centre for Discretion and Paternalism (DIPA) at the University of Bergen. He has a PhD in political science and specializes in political theory, legal philosophy and the sociology of the professions. He has published multiple articles on professionalism in child protection and on the interconnection between child protection and human rights. Karmen Toros is a professor of Social Work at the School of Governance, Law and Society, Tallinn University. She is actively involved in social work education and training of child protection workers. Her research focuses on child welfare and protection, strengths-perspective and solution-focused approach in child protection practice and is particularly interested in child protection assessment of children in need.

1.Children's Right to Express Themselves in Child Protection Casework. 2.Rights-Based Professional Practice: Situating the Academic Discourse. 3.Professional Child Protection and the Child's Freedom of Expression. 4.The Case of Assessment: Child Participation During Administrative Proceedings. 5.Child Protection Workers Follow-up with Children in Foster Care and Emergency Units/Homes. 6.The Case of Social Rehabilitation. 7.Participation of Children in Residential Care. 8.Conclusion: Making Rights a Part of Professional Practice.