Mapping the journey: Outcome-focused practice and the role of interim outcomes in family support services

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 234-243

  Tunstill, Jane ^a   Blewett, James ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family social work; Family support; Outcomes in child welfare intervention; Policy management; Research methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927023188     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cfs.12073     Document Type: Article

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