I promise to act better if you let me see my family: Attachment theory and foster care visitation

Journal of Family Social Work

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 91-106

  McWey, Lenore ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment theory; Case work; Dependency programs; Foster care; Visitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85024008797     PISSN: 10522158     EISSN: 15404072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J039v05n01_07     Document Type: Article

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