Foster parents in Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care: How do they deal with implementing standardized treatment components?

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 442-459

  Kyhle Westermark, Pia ^a,b   Hansson, Kjell ^b   Vinnerljung, Bo ^c  

^a NATIONAL BOARD OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c CENTRE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Foster care; Foster parents; Manual based treatment; Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947121103     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2006.10.003     Document Type: Article

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