Integrating family visitation and risk evaluation: A practical bonding model for decision makers

Family Relations

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 220-229

  Ansay, Sylvia J ^a   Perkins, Daniel F ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare; Parental bonding; Risk assessment; Supervised visitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035635180     PISSN: 01976664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3729.2001.00220.x     Document Type: Article

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