Group Work for Foster Carers Caring for Children with Complex Problems

Adoption and Fostering

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-37

  Golding, Kim ^a   Picken, Wendy ^b  

^a Wyre Forest Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b Worcestershire County Council   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

foster carer support; foster children and attachment; group work with foster carers; looked after children

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747624258     PISSN: 03085759     EISSN: 1740469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030857590402800105     Document Type: Article

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