Making the parents as partners principle a reality: The role of the alliance

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 255-270

  Alexander, Leslie B ^a   Dore, Martha Morrison ^b  

^a BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Alliance; Barriers to partnership; Children with severe mental illness; Parents as partners; Partnership practice

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040818082     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022059127934     Document Type: Article

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