Building resilience in looked after young people: A moral values approach

British Journal of Guidance and Counselling

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 259-282

  Woodier, David ^a  

^a North Lanarkshire Council   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Looked after children; Moral identity; Moral values; Resilience

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956126160     PISSN: 03069885     EISSN: 14693534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03069885.2011.562638     Document Type: Article

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