Author Description

"The views of young people and respected professionals who work with them in social services and child protection, the law, research and education, hospitals and voluntary organisations, are represented in Time to Listen to Children. They share their interactions through the medium of counselling, art, music and play therapy and emphasise the importance of our multicultural, religious and spiritual backgrounds. It is possible to put aside authority without abdicating responsibility, claim the authors, in order to recognise and hear children as people with rights, opinions and ideas equal, but different, from those of adults."--BOOK JACKET. "Focusing on what is special about listening to children as the core of a skilled, reflective yet active relationship, this collection should prove a valuable resource for social workers, teachers, counsellors, mediators, advocates and parents."--Jacket.