Therapeutic considerations in work with biracial girls

Women and Therapy

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 203-216

  Lee, Wanda M L ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bicultural; Biracial; Biracial children; Counseling; Girls; Interracial offspring; Multiracial; Psychotherapy; Racial identity; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 1342346272     PISSN: 02703149     EISSN: 15410315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J015v27n01_14     Document Type: Article

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