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The Dignity of Children as the Foundation of Children's Rights and Speech-Language Pathology Practice
1Australian Catholic University, Sydney, New South Wales.
Purpose:
The speech-language pathology profession strongly supports human rights. The Preamble to the Convention on the Rights of the Child provides the profession with a justification for doing so; to uphold the worth or inherent dignity of humans, specifically of children. Further reference to children's dignity is made throughout the Convention, including in Article 23 (Children With Disability). This paper explores why dignity is foundational to human rights and to our work as speech-language pathologists.
Method:
The concept of dignity is explored in philosophical and health research. The connection between dignity, ethics, holistic, and person-centered practice is discussed.
Results:
Dignity means value or worth. Upholding children's dignity means recognizing the worth of children, which is intrinsic, not dependent on any feature or skill, and which cannot be taken away. Speech-language pathologists have a role to play in upholding and promoting this dignity.
Conclusion:
Speech-language pathology may benefit from a move toward a model that promotes dignity as the goal of pediatric practice.
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