The Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families - A basis for a 'therapeutic' encounter?

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 887-899

  Millar, Malcolm ^a   Corby, Brian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment framework; Service users' views; Therapeutic

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745911483     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bch321     Document Type: Review

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