Recruiting hispanic foster parents: Issues of culture, language, and social policy

Families in Society

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 529-535

  Capello, Doris Correa ^a,b,c  

^a KEAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARAS   (France)

^c Hispanic Foster Care Recruitment Project   (United States)

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EID: 33845750717     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.3568     Document Type: Conference Paper

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