Rationales Provided for Risk Assessments and for Recommended Interventions in Child Protection: A Comparison between Canadian and Israeli Professionals

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 137-155

  Benbenishty, Rami ^a   Osmo, Rujla ^a   Gold, Nora ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 0037225569     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/33.2.137     Document Type: Article

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