Challenges in implementing participatory practice in child protection: A contingency approach

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1020-1027

  Darlington, Yvonne ^a   Healy, Karen ^a   Feeney, Judith A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child protection; Parents' participation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952883853     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.03.030     Document Type: Article

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