Knowing the child: An ecological approach to the treatment of children in foster care

Clinical Social Work Journal

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 467-481

  Morrison, Janet ^a   Mishna, Faye ^a  

^a Toronto Child Psychoanalytic Program   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attachment; Ecological; Foster care; Psychotherapy; Treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750059745     PISSN: 00911674     EISSN: 15733343     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10615-005-0024-2     Document Type: Article

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