A narrative analysis of one mother's story of child custody loss and regain

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 439-447

  Wells, Kathleen ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child welfare; Discourse; Foster care; Mothers; Narrative; Reunification

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951675464     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.06.019     Document Type: Article

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