Development and preliminary evaluation of a training method to assist professionals in reporting suspected child maltreatment

Child Maltreatment

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 211-218

  Alvarez, Krisann M ^a   Donohue, Brad ^a   Carpenter, Alisha ^a   Romero, Valerie ^a   Allen, Daniel N ^a   Cross, Chad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment report; Outcome; Training; Workshop

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 77954836889     PISSN: 10775595     EISSN: 15526119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077559510365535     Document Type: Article

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