Challenging the one-size-fits-all myth: Findings and solutions from a statewide focus group of rural social workers

Child Welfare

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 757-772

  Templeman, Sharon B ^a   Mitchell, Lynda ^b  

^a Department of Accounting   (United States)

^b Trinity Counseling Assoc E Texas   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; POLICY; POVERTY; REVIEW; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL WORK; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; POVERTY; PUBLIC POLICY; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL WORK; TEXAS;

EID: 0036725768     PISSN: 00094021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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