Child Welfare Professionals’ Attitudes and Beliefs About Child Welfare-Based Natural Mentoring for Older Youth in Foster Care

Journal of Social Service Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 93-112

  Greeson, Johanna K P ^a   Thompson, Allison E ^a   Evans Chase, Michelle ^b   Ali, Samira ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b ROWAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aging out; child welfare practice; Natural mentoring; older foster youth; organizational culture and climate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920649539     PISSN: 01488376     EISSN: 15407314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01488376.2014.953287     Document Type: Article

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