Health Visitors' experiences of Family Group Conferences in relation to child protection planning: A phenomenological study

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 377-386

  Gallagher, Fiona ^a,c   Jasper, Melanie ^b  

^a SURREY AND BORDERS PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b Portsmouth Inst Med Hlth S   (United Kingdom)

^c Aldershot Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child protection; Family group conferences; Health visiting; Phenomenology

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONFIDENTIALITY; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH VISITOR; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PHENOMENOLOGY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; TRAINING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BENCHMARKING; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; CONFIDENTIALITY; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; ENGLAND; FAMILY; HUMANS; MODELS, NURSING; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0242438620     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2834.2003.00424.x     Document Type: Review

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