The Tangible and Intangible Rewards of Fostering for Carers

Adoption and Fostering

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 48-58

  Butler, Sandra ^a   Charles, Marian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

fostering disruption; placement dynamics; rewards of fostering; young people

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250639002     PISSN: 03085759     EISSN: 1740469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030857599902300307     Document Type: Article

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