Family involvement in residential treatment: Staff, parent, and adolescent perspectives

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 681-694

  Nickerson, Amanda B ^a   Brooks, Jennifer L ^a   Colby, Sarah A ^a   Rickert, Jennifer M ^a   Salamone, Frank J ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Northeast Parent and Child Society   (United States)

Author keywords

Barriers; Family; Interviews; Residential treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750830785     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-006-9041-1     Document Type: Article

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