A qualitative examination of power between child welfare workers and parents

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1447-1464

  Bundy Fazioli, Kimberly ^b   Briar Lawson, Katharine ^a   Hardiman, Eric R ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Child Maltreatment; Child Welfare; Power; Working Relationship

Indexed keywords

EID: 71949085235     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcn038     Document Type: Article

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