The Stresses Arising from Violence, Threats and Aggression Against Child Protection Social Workers

Journal of Social Work

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 61-82

  Littlechild, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

child protection; client violence; Finland; staff support; stress threats

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248604180     PISSN: 14680173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1468017305051240     Document Type: Article

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