Using therapeutic metaphor to provide a holding environment: The inner edge of possibility

Clinical Social Work Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 21-33

  Babits, Marty ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Empathy; Holding environment; Inner edge of possibility; Therapeutic metaphor; Winnicott

Indexed keywords

EID: 0043288800     PISSN: 00911674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005254410387     Document Type: Article

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