Parental and familial characteristics used in the selection of foster families

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 396-421

  Orme, John G ^a   Buehler, Cheryl ^b,c   Rhodes, Kathryn W ^a   Cox, Mary Ellen ^a,d   McSurdy, Michael ^a,e   Cuddeback, Gary ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b Children's Mental Hlth Serv RC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^d EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Oasis Center   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Family foster care; Foster family approval; Foster family selection; Psychosocial functioning

Indexed keywords

EID: 32144445394     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2005.05.006     Document Type: Article

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