Applying a family-ecosystemic model to reunite a family separated due to child abuse: A case study

Contemporary Family Therapy

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 125-146

  Nelson, Rhonda H ^a   Mitrani, Victoria B ^a   Szapocznik, José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency collaborations; Child abuse; Family; Reunification; SET (Structural Ecosystems Therapy)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034194962     PISSN: 08922764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007722501848     Document Type: Article

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