Continuity and discontinuity in the transition from care to adulthood

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 325-342

  Refaeli, Tehila ^a   Mangold, Katharina ^b   Zeira, Anat ^a   Köngeter, Stefan ^c  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HILDESHEIM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Care leavers; Continuity; Discontinuity; Stability; Transition to adulthood

Indexed keywords

ADULTHOOD; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; NARRATIVE; SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE;

EID: 85019732290     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bcw016     Document Type: Article

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