Child abuse investigation and treatment for deaf and hard of hearing children: Ethical practice and policy

Social Policy Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 53-67

  Edwards, Emilie ^a   Vaughn, Jennie ^b   Rotabi, Karen Smith ^c  

^a University of North Carolina School of Law   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c Social Work University   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Child abuse investigations; Civil rights; Deaf and hard of hearing; Ethical practice; Policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746473477     PISSN: 15332942     EISSN: 15332950     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J185v04n03_04     Document Type: Article

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