Hearing Voices, Living Fully Format:Paperback Children have a right enshrined

Children have a right enshrined within the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child to participate in decisions that affect them

dispels the many myths surrounding Individual Service Funds and personal budgets and demonstrates how families

minimise their anxieties

controlled and orderly can social work become

She stresses the importance of the young people's relationships with care givers and identifies a problematic gap between the care and education systems which contributes to their ongoing cycle of social exclusion

Hearing Voices, Living Fully Format:Paperback Children have a right enshrinedWhen Claire Bien first began hearing voices, they were infrequent, benign and seemingly just curious about her life and the world around her. But the more attention Claire paid, the more frequently they began to speak, and the darker their intentions became Despite escalating paranoia, an initial diagnosis of Schizophreniform Disorder and taking medication with debilitating side effects, Claire learned to face her demons and manage her condition