The challenges of male practitioners working with female youth clients

Child and Youth Care Forum

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 257-268

  Okamoto, Scott K ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender; Girls; Practitioner; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644941126     PISSN: 10531890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016355426456     Document Type: Article

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