The effect of parental intellectual disability status on child protection service worker decision making

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1104-1116

  Proctor, S N ^a   Azar, S T ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child protective service; Decision making; Emotions; Intellectual disability; Parents; Stereotypes

Indexed keywords

ANGER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILD PROTECTION SERVICE; CHILD WELFARE; DISGUST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VIGNETTE;

CHILD-PROTECTIVE SERVICE; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; PARENTS; STEREOTYPES;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; CHILD WELFARE; DECISION MAKING; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL WORK; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 84885477288     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2012.01623.x     Document Type: Article

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