Technology, evidence and professional practice: Reflections on the integrated children's system

Journal of Children's Services

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 15-27

  Shaw, Ian ^a   Clayden, Jasmine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children's services; Discretion; Integrated children's system; Social work practice; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953558229     PISSN: 17466660     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5042/jcs.2010.0018     Document Type: Article

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