The trouble with power

Women and Therapy

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 37-56

  Veldhuis, Cindy B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse of power; Boundary violations; Feminist therapy; Mutuality; Power; Powerlessness; Therapist client relationships; Therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 27144528820     PISSN: 02703149     EISSN: 15410315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J015v23n02_04     Document Type: Article

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