Child welfare service plan compliance: Perceptions of parents and caseworkers

Families in Society

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 521-532

  Smith, Brenda D ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

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EID: 57749203593     PISSN: 10443894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1606/1044-3894.3818     Document Type: Article

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