Discovering "family" creatively: The self-created genogram

Journal of Creativity in Mental Health

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 81-105

  Connolly, Colleen M ^a  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Creativity; Family; Genogram

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746811762     PISSN: 15401383     EISSN: 15401391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J456v01n01_07     Document Type: Article

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