Children’s Rights in Professional Practices with Children and Youth

Tara M. Collins, Professor, School of Child and Youth Care, Toronto Metropolitan University, Canada

• ContentsPART I INTRODUCING CHILDREN’S RIGHTS INTOPROFESSIONAL PRACTICES1 Introduction: Why are children’s rights important toprofessional practices with children and youth? 22 Understanding children’s rights in the professional context 223 Respecting children’s right to non-discrimination andintersectionality 454 Advancing children’s rights to participation 67PART II RELATIONAL CHILDREN’S RIGHTS-BASEDPRAXIS OF PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES5 A relational children’s rights-based praxis of professionalpractices 916 Professional identity and children’s rights: Assumptions,biases, and roles 1177 Implementing a relational child rights praxis inprofessional practice at community, national, regional,and global levels 1448 Conclusion: The significance of children’s rights inprofessional practices 162References 176Index 215

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