Petr, Chris2012-11-152012-11-151992Petr, C.G. (1992). Adultcentrism in Practice with Children. Families in Society, 73(7), 408-416. http://dx.doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.1720https://hdl.handle.net/1808/10361Families in Society: The Journal of Contemporary Human Services. Copyright 1992 Families International, Inc.Adultcentrism is the tendency of adults to view children and their problems from a biased, adult perspective, thus creating barriers to effective practice with children. The author (1) examines the roots of social work’s adultcentrism in history and developmental theory, (2) discusses how adultcentrism influences practice, and (3) considers ways in which practitioners can combat adultcentrism in practice.en-USArticle10.1606/1044-3894.1720openAccess