An investigation of therapeutic factors in children's groups

Group Dynamics

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 127-134

  Shechtman, Zipora ^a   Gluk, Ora ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Children; Groups; Therapeutic factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLIMATE; EMOTION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; INTIMACY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT COUNSELING; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; TECHNIQUE; THERAPEUTIC FACTOR;

EID: 22244459825     PISSN: 10892699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1089-2699.9.2.127     Document Type: Article

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