Barriers children face complaining about social work practice: A study in one English local authority (2019)
Journal Article
Diaz, C., Pert, H., Aylward, T., Neill, D., & Hill, L. (2020). Barriers children face complaining about social work practice: A study in one English local authority. Child and Family Social Work, 25(2), 460-468. https://doi.org/10.1111/cfs.12702

Despite the introduction of guidelines and procedures aimed at encouraging and supporting children and young people to complain about the services they receive, children in care still face barriers to doing so in practice. This paper explores what ha... Read More about Barriers children face complaining about social work practice: A study in one English local authority.

‘Just another person in the room’: Young people’s views on their participation in child in care reviews (2018)
Journal Article
Diaz, C., Pert, H., & Thomas, N. (2018). ‘Just another person in the room’: Young people’s views on their participation in child in care reviews. Adoption and Fostering, 42(4), 369-382. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308575918801663

This article discusses a key meeting for children in care – the Child in Care Review – and examines the extent to which children and young people are able to participate and exert a level of control over their lives. The research, conducted in Englan... Read More about ‘Just another person in the room’: Young people’s views on their participation in child in care reviews.