Intensive fostering: An independent evaluation of MTFC in an English setting

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2043-2049

  Biehal, Nina ^a   Ellison, Sarah ^a   Sinclair, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

MTFC; Programme transfer; Treatment foster care; Youth offending

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052168822     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.05.033     Document Type: Article

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