Empowering the "unfit" mother: Increasing empathy, redefining the label

Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 448-457

  Smith, Nora A ^a  

^a MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare; Empowerment; Family reunification; Maternal substance abuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749860731     PISSN: 08861099     EISSN: 15523020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886109906292110     Document Type: Article

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