Divergent Views of Clients and Professionals: A Comparison of Responses to a Needs Assessment Instrument

Journal of Social Service Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 41-63

  Darling, Rosalyn Benjamin ^a   Hager, Mark A ^b   Stockdale, Jami M ^c   Heckert, D Alex ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Family Health Council Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Client centered practice; Clients; Formal support; Needs assessment; Partnership; Professionals

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937387540     PISSN: 01488376     EISSN: 15407314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J079v28n03_03     Document Type: Article

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