In whose arms? Using relational therapy in supervised family visitation with very young children in foster care

Journal of Family Psychotherapy

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1-14

  Lee, Robert E ^a,c   Stacks, Ann M ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bowling Green University   (United States)

^c 13 Human Ecology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Child maltreatment; Foster care; Infant mental health; Supervised visitation

Indexed keywords

CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD WELFARE; FAMILY COUNSELING; FAMILY LIFE; FAMILY THERAPY; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; REVIEW;

EID: 13544277169     PISSN: 08975353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J085v15n04_01     Document Type: Review

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