Reflections on risk in child protection: is it time for a shift in paradigms?

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-10

  Houston, ^a   Griffiths, ^b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ethics; meaning; risk; subjectivism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD PROTECTION; ETHICS; HUMAN; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE;

EID: 85171759225     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2206.2000.00145.x     Document Type: Article

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