TY - CHAP
T1 - The challenge in child and youth care research and practice
T2 - Professionalization and participation
AU - Knorth, Erik J.
AU - Van den Bergh, Peter M.
AU - Verheij, Fop
PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts discussed in this book. The book argues that child and youth care is characterized as: increasingly professional but (still) hesitantly participatory. It shows why it is necessary to attune the professional process to the needs and views of children, youth and parents, and why it is profitable for all parties involved that clients play an active role. Realizing a participatory approach to professionalization will not happen by itself. On the contrary, it asks for a pro-active attitude from child and youth care workers: they face the challenge of actively helping to realize the conditions for a dialogue with clients, both in the direct interaction with children, youth and parents, but also in considering the organizational conditions that can facilitate client participation. Also, it is desirable that working models supporting such client participation that have already been developed or will be developed, are evaluated with the help of scientific research.
AB - This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts discussed in this book. The book argues that child and youth care is characterized as: increasingly professional but (still) hesitantly participatory. It shows why it is necessary to attune the professional process to the needs and views of children, youth and parents, and why it is profitable for all parties involved that clients play an active role. Realizing a participatory approach to professionalization will not happen by itself. On the contrary, it asks for a pro-active attitude from child and youth care workers: they face the challenge of actively helping to realize the conditions for a dialogue with clients, both in the direct interaction with children, youth and parents, but also in considering the organizational conditions that can facilitate client participation. Also, it is desirable that working models supporting such client participation that have already been developed or will be developed, are evaluated with the help of scientific research.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85070862507&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4324/9781315190044-16
DO - 10.4324/9781315190044-16
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85070862507
SN - 9781138728240
T3 - Routledge Revivals
SP - 241
EP - 247
BT - Professionalization and Participation in Child and Youth Care
A2 - van den Bergh, P.M.
A2 - Verheij, F.
A2 - Knorth, E.J.
PB - Routledge
ER -