The Role of Social Workers in Intercountry Adoption: An Analysis of the Experience of Adopters from Romania

Adoption and Fostering

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 15-25

  Beckett, Celia ^a   Bredenkamp, Diana ^a   Castle, Jenny ^a   Groothues, Christine ^a   Andersen Wood, Lucie ^a   Dunn, Judy ^a   Ehrich, Kathryn ^a   Harborne, Alexandra ^a   Hay, Dale ^a   Jewett, Jessica ^a   Kreppner, Jana ^a   Keaveney, Lisa ^a   Messer, Julie ^a   O’Connor, Thomas G ^a   Quinton, David ^a   Rutter, Michael ^a   White, Adele ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

intercountry adoption; role of social workers; Romania

Indexed keywords

EID: 67549114741     PISSN: 03085759     EISSN: 1740469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030857599902300405     Document Type: Article

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