What do university students who will work professionally with children know about maltreatment and mandated reporting?

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 906-926

  Smith, Maureen ^a  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse and neglect; Curriculum; Professional training; Reporting abuse; Undergraduate and graduate students

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747001892     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2005.10.003     Document Type: Article

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