Effective interventions to promote child and family wellness: a study of outcomes of intervention through Children's Family Centres

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 91-104

  Fernandez, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

assessment; client perspectives; family centres; family support; intervention; parenting stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 85050419986     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2004.00315.x     Document Type: Article

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