Advancing collaborative practice between substance abuse treatment and child welfare fields: What helps and hinders the process?

Administration in Social Work

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 88-106

  Drabble, Laurie ^a  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare; Collaboration; Family; Qualitative methods; Social services; Substance abuse treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651472294     PISSN: 03643107     EISSN: 15444376     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03643107.2011.533625     Document Type: Article

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