Reconceptualizing strategic family therapy: Insights from a dynamic systems perspective

Contemporary Family Therapy

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 339-352

  Gardner, Brandt C ^a   Burr, Brandon K ^a   Wiedower, Sara E ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brief therapy; Dynamic systems theory; Strategic family therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748854618     PISSN: 08922764     EISSN: 15733335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10591-006-9007-x     Document Type: Article

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