The impact of family of origin on social workers from alcoholic families

Clinical Social Work Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 281-302

  Coombes, Kara ^b   Anderson, Ruth ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alcoholic families; Clinician's family of origin; Practice; Self awareness

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034411404     PISSN: 00911674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005183718089     Document Type: Article

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