Evaluation of Michigan's foster care case management system

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 372-380

  Johnson, Kristen ^a,b   Wagner, Dennis ^a  

^a National Council on Crime and Delinquency   (United States)

^b Children's Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Case management; Foster care; Permanency; Structured decision making

Indexed keywords

EID: 24944498973     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049731505276312     Document Type: Review

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