Power and child protection: The need for a child welfare service users' union or association

Australian Social Work

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 194-206

  Dumbrill, Gary C ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Child Abuse; Child and Family Welfare; Child Protection; Child Protection Workers; Consumer and Carer Participation; Power

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952935583     PISSN: 0312407X     EISSN: 14470748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03124071003717655     Document Type: Article

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