Mainstream or margin? The current use of family group conferences in child welfare practice in the UK

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 331-340

  Brown, Louise ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child welfare practice; Family group conferences; Partnership

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844546065     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2206.2003.00293.x     Document Type: Article

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