Does family-centered out-of-home care work? Comparison of a family-centered approach and traditional care

Social Work Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 143-151

  Lewandowski, Cathleen A ^a   Pierce, Lois ^b  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare; Family centered services; Out of home care; Reunification; Survival analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 4644226201     PISSN: 10705309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/swr/28.3.143     Document Type: Article

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