Assessment, risk & decision making in social work : an introduction
β Scribed by Killick, Campbell, author
- Publisher
- London : Learning Matters
- Year
- 2020
- Tongue
- English
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
xx, 186 pages : 26 cm
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