The Transition Status of Youth Departing Residential Care

Child and Youth Care Forum

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 323-340

  Casey, Kathryn J ^a   Reid, Robert ^b   Trout, Alexandra L ^b   Hurley, Kristin Duppong ^b   Chmelka, M Beth ^c   Thompson, Ronald ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c Boys Town   (United States)

Author keywords

At risk youth; Life skills; Residential; Self determination; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957120798     PISSN: 10531890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10566-010-9106-6     Document Type: Article

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