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How can children be supported to meaningfully and safely participate in decision-making processes?
Children’s right to participation is enshrined in Article 12 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, which gives children the right to express their views freely in all matters affecting them, with those views being given due weight in accordance with the child’s age and maturity. This session will examine the translation of this right in practice, including:
- Practical guidance for professionals in ‘scaffolding’ and supporting children’s participation;
- Identifying supportive factors and overcoming barriers;
- Insights from children and young people about what meaningful, safe participation means, looks and feels like in different service contexts.
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Presenter: Dr Georgina Dimopoulos
Dr Georgina Dimopoulos is one of Australia’s leading socio-legal scholars on children’s rights and participation in family law. She is an Associate Professor of Law and a Research Associate of the Centre for Children and Young People at Southern Cross University.
Dr Dimopoulos’ research across family law, children's rights and family violence aims to strengthen children’s meaningful, safe participation in decision-making processes. Her book, Decisional Privacy and the Rights of the Child (Routledge, 2022), presents a new model for enabling and listening to children’s voices.
Dr Dimopoulos has successfully led research projects that implement ethical, innovative co-research methodologies with children and young people as lived experience experts, in collaboration with industry partners.
Dr Dimopoulos was admitted to legal practice in Australia in 2010. She holds a PhD in Law, a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) and a Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications), from the University of Melbourne.