The personal in the political: Exploring the group work continuum from individual to social change goals

Social Work with Groups

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 187-204

  Cohen, Marcia B ^a   Mullender, Audrey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Group typologies; Self directed group work; Social action; Social change

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745742795     PISSN: 01609513     EISSN: 15409481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J009v28n03_13     Document Type: Article

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