A procedure for assessing parents' capacity for change in child protection cases

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1179-1188

  Harnett, Paul H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Capacity to change; Child abuse; Child protection; Evidence based assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547702250     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2007.04.005     Document Type: Article

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