Investigation or initial assessment of child concerns? The impact of the refocusing initiative on social work practice

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 267-281

  Platt, Dendy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child protection; Children in need; Initial assessment; Refocusing initiative

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644969206     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bch255     Document Type: Article

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