Parenting against the odds: African-American parents in the child welfare system–a group approach

Social Work with Groups

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 5-17

  Miller, David B ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84937264448     PISSN: 01609513     EISSN: 15409481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J009v20n01_02     Document Type: Article

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