The Help with Fostering Inventory

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1293-1311

  Orme, John G ^a   Cherry, Donna J ^a   Rhodes, Kathryn W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b Relationship Therapy Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Foster families; Foster parents; Retention; Social support; Utilization

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748049087     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2006.02.001     Document Type: Article

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