Training foster carers in challenging behaviour: A case study in disappointment?

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 203-214

  Pithouse, Andrew ^a   Hill Tout, Jan ^b   Lowe, Kathy ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Challenging behaviour; Foster carers; Looked after children; Placements; Training; Training evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844491442     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2206.2002.00249.x     Document Type: Article

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