title: Using youth expertise at all levels: the essential resource for effective child welfare practice.
abstract: This chapter highlights the importance of ensuring that youth are partners in every aspect of service planning at individual and program levels. The author outlines this significant and recent development in the field of transitional living services and provides recommendations for meaningful youth involvement at both the micro and the macro levels.
authors.affiliation: National Independent Living Association, Rhode Island, USA.
authors.forename: Kathi M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Crowe
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000293:Adolescent; D041923:Adolescent Development; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002669:Child Welfare; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D005581:Foster Home Care; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D016134:Organizational Policy; D016730:Program Development; D011640:Public Policy; D012947:Social Work