Listening to and facilitating the voice of the child is a key part of good safeguarding practice.
It helps professionals to understand children’s experiences, identify their needs and recognise any risks or protective factors in their lives.
This series of expert insight films has been designed to help social workers identify and facilitate the voice of the child in their practice.
The films have been developed to support and complement our Practice points on the voice of the child.
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Experts discuss how to identify the voice of babies, children and young people.
Experts explore the importance of hearing and understanding the child’s voice.
Experts discuss the barriers to hearing the voices of babies, children and young people.
Experts discuss how professionals can help to promote and facilitate children’s voices.
Snapshot of evidence around hearing, understanding and acting upon the voice of the child in children’s social work.
What serious case reviews teach us about barriers to hearing and facilitating the voice of the child and how to overcome them.
Learn more about how social work professionals can use the voice of the child when undertaking their work.
