The challenge of engaging fathers in the child protection process

Critical Social Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 440-449

  Scourfield, Jonathan ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Child protection; Fathers; Gender; Social work

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; GENDER; SOCIAL POLICY; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 33645548583     PISSN: 02610183     EISSN: 1461703X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261018306062594     Document Type: Review

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