‘It’s Just Common Sense isn’t it?’: Exploring Ways of Putting the Theory of Resilience into Action

Adoption and Fostering

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 6-15

  Daniel, Brigid ^a   Wassell, Sally ^b   Gilligan, Robbie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b Trinity College Dublin ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

enhancing outcomes; ofstering; planning; residential care; resilience

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007134440     PISSN: 03085759     EISSN: 1740469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030857599902300303     Document Type: Article

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