Thinking systemically-thinking politically: Building strong partnerships with children and families in the context of rising inequality

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 618-633

  Featherstone, Brid ^a   Broadhurst, Karen ^b   Holt, Kim ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child protection; child welfare; family support; social policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862984050     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcr080     Document Type: Article

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