The quality of evaluations of foster parent training: An empirical review

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2147-2153

  Festinger, Trudy ^a   Baker, Amy J L ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b New York Foundling   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluations; Foster care; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887570064     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2013.10.009     Document Type: Review

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