Judgements of Solomon: Anxieties and defences of social workers involved in care proceedings

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-31

  Taylor, Hilary ^a   Beckett, Chris ^a   McKeigue, Bridget ^a  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care proceedings; Decision making; Organizational defences; Professional anxiety; Psychological defences

Indexed keywords

EID: 38149050428     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2007.00507.x     Document Type: Article

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