Assessing parenting competence in child protection cases: A clinical practice model

Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-18

  Budd, Karen S ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Child abuse; Child protection; Forensic; Parental fitness; Parenting evaluation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EVALUATION; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL CAPACITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTING;

EID: 0035294417     PISSN: 10964037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009548509598     Document Type: Article

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