Reorienting Intensive Family Preservation Services in Relation to Public Child Welfare Practice

Child Welfare

Volumn 75, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 667-692

  Wells, Kathleen ^a   Tracy, Elizabeth ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; FAMILY; FOSTER CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FAMILY; FOSTER HOME CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030293541     PISSN: 00094021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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