REFLECTIONS ON THE STATE OF CONSENSUS-BASED DECISION MAKING IN CHILD WELFARE

Family Court Review

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 10-20

  Mayer, Bernie ^a  

^a Creighton University School of Law   (United States)

Author keywords

child protection; child welfare; conferencing; mediation; parental rights; permanency; think tank

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956267442     PISSN: 15312445     EISSN: 17441617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-1617.2009.00236.x     Document Type: Article

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