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.

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;