Grace Therapy: Meeting the challenge of group therapy for male batterers

Clinical Social Work Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 63-80

  Ronel, Natti ^a   Tim, R ^b  

^a RUPPIN ACADEMIC CENTER   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Accessibility; Battering; Grace Therapy; Spirituality; Twelve step

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037242791     PISSN: 00911674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021466618783     Document Type: Review

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