Family functioning and residential treatment outcomes

Residential Treatment for Children and Youth

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-53

  Sunseri, Paul A ^a  

^a Summitview Child Treatment Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Family functioning; Family involvement; Residential placement; Residential treatment; Treatment outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248603523     PISSN: 0886571X     EISSN: 15410358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J007v22n01_03     Document Type: Article

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