A social pedagogy approach to residential care: Balancing education and placement in the development of an innovative child welfare residential program in Ontario, Canada

Child Welfare

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 97-114

  Gharabaghi, Kiaras ^a   Groskleg, Ron ^b  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Services of Renfrew County   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; RESIDENTIAL CARE; TEACHING; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; HUMANS; MALE; ONTARIO; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT; TEACHING;

EID: 77956070664     PISSN: 00094021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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