Participation of disabled children and young people in decision making within social services departments: A survey of current and recent activities in England

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 723-741

  Franklin, Anita ^a   Sloper, Patricia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Children's Healthcare ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disabled children and young people; Involvement; Participation; Quality Protects

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747879784     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bch306     Document Type: Review

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