The Benefits and Challenges of Training Child Protection Social Workers in Father Engagement

Child Abuse Review

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 299-310

  Maxwell, Nina ^a   Scourfield, Jonathan ^a   Holland, Sally ^a   Featherstone, Brid ^b   Lee, Jacquie ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child protection; Fathers; Motivational interviewing; Process; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865579454     PISSN: 09529136     EISSN: 10990852     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/car.2218     Document Type: Article

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