The moral imperative: Self-care for women psychotherapists

Women and Therapy

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 133-143

  Carroll, Lynne ^a   Gilroy, Paula J ^b   Murra, Jennifer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ethics; Feminist therapy; Self care; Women psychotherapists

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033258730     PISSN: 02703149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J015v22n02_10     Document Type: Article

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