Family intervention projects: A site of social work practice

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 39, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1256-1273

  Parr, Sadie ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'problem families'; Anti social behaviour; Family Intervention Projects; Family support

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350521115     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcn057     Document Type: Article

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