Is the client-worker relationship associated with better outcomes in mandated child abuse cases?

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 351-357

  Lee, Cheryl D ^a   Ayón, Cecilia ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare outcomes; Family maintenance; Family preservation; Relationship with worker

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043157770     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049731504265833     Document Type: Article

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