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Mentoring as a Strategy for Welfare Reform

Miguel Ferguson PhD Child Welfare, The University of Texas at Austin, School of Social Work, USA
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Jessica Ritter MSSW Child Welfare, The University of Texas at Austin, School of Social Work, USA
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Diana M. DiNitto PhD Child Welfare, The University of Texas at Austin, School of Social Work, USA
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Jinseok Kim PhD Child Welfare, The University of Texas at Austin, School of Social Work, USA
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A. James Schwab PhD Child Welfare, The University of Texas at Austin, School of Social Work, USA
Pages 165-183 | Published online: 04 Oct 2008

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