The role of workers' attitudes and parent and child wishes in child protection workers' assessments and recommendation regarding removal and reunification

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 107-121

  Arad Davidzon, Bilhah ^a   Benbenishty, Rami ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Child protection workers; Children at risk; Recommendation; Removal; Reunification; Risk assessments

Indexed keywords

EID: 37349024965     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2007.07.003     Document Type: Article

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