Results of a training course for social workers on engaging fathers in child protection

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1425-1432

  Scourfield, Jonathan ^a   Tolman, Richard ^b   Maxwell, Nina ^a   Holland, Sally ^a   Bullock, Alison ^a   Sloan, Luke ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Child abuse; Evaluation; Fathers; Motivational Interviewing; Social work; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861844803     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.03.022     Document Type: Article

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