Thinking processes in social workers' use of a clinical decision support system: A qualitative study

Social Work Research

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-30

  Monnickendam, Menachem ^a   Savaya, Riki ^b   Waysman, Mark ^c  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c Center for Evaluation   (Israel)

Author keywords

Decision support systems; Evaluation; Probation services; Professional judgment; Professional reasoning

Indexed keywords

EID: 16344383699     PISSN: 10705309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/swr/29.1.21     Document Type: Article

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