Developing evidence-based child protection practice: A view from Germany

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 319-324

  Kindler, Heinz ^a  

^a GERMAN YOUTH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Child welfare; Evidence based practice; Germany

Indexed keywords

EID: 44649187502     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: 15527581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049731507308997     Document Type: Article

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