Concept mapping the needs of foster parents

Child Welfare

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 729-746

  Brown, Jason ^a,b   Calder, Peter ^b  

^a Edmonton Parole Office ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD WELFARE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COOPERATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; ALBERTA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PARENTING; PARENTS; PERSONALITY; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0034328214     PISSN: 00094021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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