Developing the Concept of Professional Advocacy: An Examination of the Role of Child and Youth Advocates in England and Wales

Journal of Social Work

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 179-197

  Dalrymple, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

child and youth advocacy; professionalization

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750287242     PISSN: 14680173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468017304044861     Document Type: Article

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