The heart of the matter: A proposal for placing the self of the therapist at the center of family therapy research and training

Family Process

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 331-344

  Simon, George M ^a,b  

^a Minuchin Center for the Family   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Common Factors; Outcome Research; Self of the Therapist; Training; Worldview

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747153333     PISSN: 00147370     EISSN: 15455300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2006.00174.x     Document Type: Article

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