Question: How and to what extent should parents participate in decision making about children seen to be suffering (or likely to suffer) significant harm?
Answer: The history of legislation in respect of child abuse prevention in this country has been one of major and fundamental tension between parents’ rights and the state’s responsibilities to provide protection for children. It is at this interface that many moral, political and philosophical debates have raged and the extent to which parents should be involved in decision making within the area of child protection has been a central question in this regard. Historically, the architects of the modern welfare state were primarily interested in achieving ends, rather than concentrating on the intricacies of process. Ann Richardson (1983) argues that how things were done and who was involved became a matter for the professionals. This she argues began to change in the 1960\\\'s and 1970\\\'s wi......(short extract)
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Details: - Mark: 70% | Course: Family Law | Year: 2nd/3rd | Words: 1941 | References: Yes | Date written: November, 1997 | Date submitted: February 20, 2009 | Coursework ID: 454
