A narrative social constructionist approach to therapeutic empathy

Counselling Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 377-394

  McLeod, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COUNSELING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPATHY; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SOCIOLOGY;

EID: 0033387647     PISSN: 09515070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09515079908254107     Document Type: Article

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