Using acceptance and commitment training in the support of parents of children diagnosed with autism

Child and Family Behavior Therapy

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-18

  Blackledge, John T ^a   Hayes, Steven C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Acceptance and Commitment Therapy; Autism; Defusion; Parental stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745455735     PISSN: 07317107     EISSN: 1545228X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J019v28n01_01     Document Type: Article

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