Broken circles to a different identity: An exploration of identity for children in out-of-home care in Queensland, Australia

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 311-321

  Moss, Michelle ^a  

^a ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Hybridity; Identity; Narrative art therapy; Out of home care; Self esteem; Sense of Self

Indexed keywords

EID: 67651151113     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2008.00598.x     Document Type: Article

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