Professionals’ attitudes to children’s participation in decision-making: dichotomous accounts and doctrinal contests

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 235-243

  Shemmings, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

child protection conferences; children s participation; constructions of childhood; decision making; family support

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILD PROTECTION; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY SUPPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL WORKER;

EID: 85164806771     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2206.2000.00160.x     Document Type: Article

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