Maltreated Children's Social Understanding and Empathy: A Preliminary Exploration of Foster Carers' Perspectives

Journal of Child and Family Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 237-246

  Luke, Nikki ^a   Banerjee, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child development; Foster care; Neglect; Physical abuse; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858288645     PISSN: 10621024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-011-9468-x     Document Type: Article

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