Cognitive-behavioural interventions for adolescents in residential child care in Scotland: an examination of practice and lessons from research

Child and Family Social Work

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 237-246

  Stevens, Irene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cognitive behavioural interventions; residential child care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MALE; SCOTLAND; STAFF TRAINING;

EID: 85165439236     PISSN: 13567500     EISSN: 13652206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2206.2004.00329.x     Document Type: Article

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