Strength-centered therapy: A social constructionist, virtues-based psychotherapy

Psychotherapy

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 133-146

  Wong, Y Joel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Character strengths; Counseling; Positive psychology; Psychotherapy; Social constructionism; Virtues

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COUNSELING; EMOTION; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMAN; MARITAL THERAPY; MORALITY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STRENGTH CENTERED THERAPY;

EID: 33746427518     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0033-3204.43.2.133     Document Type: Review

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