Discourses of decision making in child protection: Conducting comprehensive assessments in Britain

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 277-287

  Holland, S ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Child protection; Decision making; Discourse; Recommendation; Reflective; Scientific; Social work

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002344701     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-2397.00094     Document Type: Article

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