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Perceptions and Use of a Web-Based Referral System in Child Welfare: Differences by Caseworker Tenure

Susanna R. CurryChapin Hall at the University of Chicago and University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, Chicago, IllinoisCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Jenna van DraanenUCLA Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
&
Bridget FreisthlerCollege of Social Work, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
Pages 152-168 | Received 22 Feb 2017, Accepted 11 May 2017, Published online: 15 Jun 2017

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