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Article: Reports from C. Hall and colleagues advance knowledge in child & family social work.
- Article from:
- Pediatrics Week
- Article date:
- November 14, 2009
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"This paper reviews the literature on communication between professionals and parents/carers in health and social care. It notes that there is considerable research on doctor-patient communication and counselling, but much less on professionals who visit families in their homes," scientists in Huddersfield, the United Kingdom report.
"While there is a large literature on good practice and communication skills, there is little research on the actual encounters themselves. What counts as 'communication' in such publications is explored. The paper suggests that there is much to be gained by considering research in discourse analysis and sociolinguistics on ...