Children’s Participation in Decision-making: Balancing Protection with Shared Decision-making Using a Situational Perspective
Recorded in 2011
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Contributors
Author: Imelda Coyne, Maria Harder
Publisher: Sage Publications
Date: 2011
Geographic Coverage: Worldwide
Type of Resource: Report
Sector/setting: Academic
Vulnerable groups: Children, Young People
Developed with children and young people? Not specified
Type of participation: Report
Availability: Restricted Access
Keywords: Children’s Rights, Children’s Participation, Decision-making, Parents, Support
Introduction
Children’s participation in decision-making in the health care setting is complex because parents and health professionals tend to take a protective stance towards children to act in their best interest. Children prefer to be protected in some situations and to share decision-making in others. Adults in the health care setting need to consider children as individuals, rather than as a homogenous group, and take into account that a child’s competence and preferences will depend on the circumstances in every situation. This article argues for a situational perspective of children’s participation to act in the child’s best interest and to balance protection with shared decision-making, according to children’s rights and desires.