What changes in ‘parenting’ approaches occur over the course of adolescent foster care placements?

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 347-357

  Lipscombe, Jo ^b   Moyers, Sue ^b   Farmer, Elaine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

adolescents; behaviour; foster care; parenting; placement outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CARE BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SKILL;

EID: 85050782249     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2004.00343.x     Document Type: Article

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