Bedouin-Arab clients' use of proverbs in the therapeutic setting

International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 91-102

  Al Krenawi, Alean ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bedouin Arab; Communication; Cultural sensitivity; Mental health; Proverbs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242622566     PISSN: 01650653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005583920356     Document Type: Article

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