Meeting the challenges of evidence-based practice: Can mental health therapists evaluate their practice?

Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 184-193

  Love, Susan M ^a   Koob, Jeffrey J ^a   Hill, Larry E ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Social Work   (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare; Evidence based practice; Foster care; Mental health

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548501768     PISSN: 14743310     EISSN: 14743329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brief-treatment/mhm008     Document Type: Article

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