Challenges to practice and knowledge in child welfare social work: From the 'social' to the 'informational'?

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 715-721

  Parton, Nigel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child welfare; Information Communication Technology; Policy and practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349164293     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2009.01.008     Document Type: Article

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