TY - JOUR PY - 2012// TI - The decision-making processes adopted by rurally located mandated professionals when child abuse or neglect is suspected JO - Contemporary nurse A1 - Francis, Karen A1 - Chapman, Ysanne A1 - Sellick, Kenneth A1 - James, Ainlsey A1 - Miles, Maureen A1 - Jones, Janet A1 - Grant, Julie SP - 58 EP - 69 VL - 41 IS - 1 N2 - The reporting of suspected child abuse and neglect is a mandated role of medical doctors, nurses, police and teachers in Victoria, Australia. This paper reports on a research study that sought to explicate how mandated professionals working in rural Victorian contexts identify a child/ren at risk and the decisions they make subsequently.
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LA - en SN - 1037-6178 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.5172/conu.2012.41.1.58 ID - ref1 ER -