Changing expectations: the impact of ‘child protection’ on Irish social work

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 33-41

  Walsh, T ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

child protection; comparative analysis; Irish social work; role of social worker

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PROTECTION; EXPECTATION; HUMAN; IRELAND; POLICY; RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL WORK; SOCIAL WORKER; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84937186675     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2206.1999.00097.x     Document Type: Article

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