Shared family care: Fostering the whole family to promote safety and stability

Journal of Family Social Work

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 35-54

  Price, Amy ^a   Wichterman, Lauren ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Mentors; Shared family care; Whole family foster care

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248601984     PISSN: 10522158     EISSN: 15404072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J039v07n02_04     Document Type: Article

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