Effects of a foster parent training program on young children's attachment behaviors: Preliminary evidence from a randomized clinical trial

Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 321-332

  Dozier, Mary ^a   Lindhiem, Oliver ^a   Lewis, Erin ^a   Bick, Johanna ^a   Bernard, Kristin ^a   Peloso, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment; Foster children; Intervention

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349796397     PISSN: 07380151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10560-009-0165-1     Document Type: Article

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