Decision making in child protection: The use of theoretical, empirical and procedural knowledge by novices and experts and implications for fieldwork placement

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 147-169

  Drury Hudson, Julie ^a  

^a NONE   (Australia)

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EID: 0040709274     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjsw.a011423     Document Type: Article

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