Understanding parental engagement with child welfare services: An integrated model

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 138-148

  Platt, Dendy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child protection; Child welfare; Family social work; Parenting parenthood; Partnership empowerment; Theoretical issues

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859506312     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2012.00828.x     Document Type: Article

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