Essential Skills for Novice Structural Family Therapists: A Delphi Study of Experienced Practitioners’ Perspectives

The Family Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 259-265

  Doerries, Denyse B ^a   Foster, Victoria A ^a  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

Author keywords

Delphi study; essential skills; family therapy; training family therapists

Indexed keywords

EID: 22144460193     PISSN: 10664807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066480704273639     Document Type: Article

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