Specialist advocacy services for parents with learning disabilities involved in child protection proceedings

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 134-139

  Tarleton, Beth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Child protection; Judicial proceedings; Parents with learning disabilities; Support

Indexed keywords

EID: 43649100916     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2007.00479.x     Document Type: Article

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