Foster carer perceptions of support and training in the context of high burden of care

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 149-158

  Murray, Lyn ^a   Tarren Sweeney, Michael ^b,c   France, Karyn ^b  

^a University of Canterbury ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burden of care; Foster carers; Looked after children; Out of home care; Support; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952788824     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2010.00722.x     Document Type: Article

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