Readiness to change: Mother-child relationship and domestic violence intervention

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 166-184

  Humphreys, Cathy ^a   Thiara, Ravi K ^b   Skamballis, Agnes ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c Colchester and Tendering Women's Aid ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Domestic violence intervention; mother child relationship; practice activities; readiness to change

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251469041     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcq046     Document Type: Article

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