Research review: Family group decision-making: a promising practice in need of more programme theory and research

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 202-209

  Crampton, David ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child protection; Family group conferences; Family group decision making

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047133148     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2006.00442.x     Document Type: Review

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