Family group decision making and disproportionality in foster care: A case study

Child Welfare

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 51-69

  Crampton, David ^a   Jackson, Wendy Lewis ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GRAND RAPIDS CLINICAL ONCOLOGY PROGRAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD WELFARE; CONSUMER; CUSTODY; DECISION MAKING; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY RELATION; FOSTER CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOPTION; CHILD; CHILD ADVOCACY; CHILD CUSTODY; CHILD WELFARE; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY RELATIONS; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; LEGAL GUARDIANS; MICHIGAN; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 34547754501     PISSN: 00094021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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