The profile and progress of neglected and abused children in long-term foster care

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 421-428

  Barber, James G ^a   Delfabbro, Paul H ^b  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Family reunification; Foster care; Neglect; Parental visiting

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD CARE; CHILD NEGLECT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL WORKER;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 67650729336     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2006.03.013     Document Type: Article

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