Young persons as epistemological agents in social work assessment and intervention

Esther C.L. Goh and Herzl Baruch

Children and Youth Services Review, 2018, vol. 88, issue C, 88-95

Abstract: Literature debates whether young persons' participation in social work decisions is tokenistic in nature or it empowers them to shape their world. By and large, young persons deemed at risk remain the targets of intervention. This paper aims to underscore the need to move beyond soliciting young persons' voice merely in order to corroborate information provided by adults and professionals in social work assessment and intervention. Instead, it explicates the philosophical foundation for social workers to treat young persons as knowledgeable agents capable of contributing to professional knowledge.

Keywords: Social work; Young persons; Knowledgeable agent; Professional knowledge (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2018.02.027

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