Are at-risk parents getting what they need? Perspectives of parents involved with child protective services

Clinical Social Work Journal

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 341-354

  Bolen, Melissa G ^a   McWey, Lenore M ^a   Schlee, Bethanne M ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

At risk families; Foster care; Parent education

Indexed keywords

EID: 53649096352     PISSN: 00911674     EISSN: 15733343     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10615-008-0173-1     Document Type: Article

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