A systematic review of interventions to support looked-after children in school

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 341-353

  Liabo, Kristin ^a   Gray, Kerry ^b   Mulcahy, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Children's Active Involvement Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children in care system; Education training supervision; Effectiveness studies; Evidence based practice; Foster care; Looked after children

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880618383     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2012.00850.x     Document Type: Article

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