Facilitating effective working in multi-agency co-located teams

Educational and Child Psychology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 8-22

  Watson, Hugh ^a  

^a Sandfield Centre   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79551491397     PISSN: 02671611     EISSN: 23968702     Source Type: Book Series    
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