Empowering Prospective Adopters

Adoption and Fostering

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 35-43

  Clark, Irene ^a   McWilliam, Emma ^b   Phillips, Rena ^c  

^a Adoption and Fostering   (United Kingdom)

^b Child Care Planning   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adoption panel; consultancy; group work; home work; key workers; self assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84953258586     PISSN: 03085759     EISSN: 1740469X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030857599802200206     Document Type: Article

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