The self-of-the-therapist awakened: Postmodern approaches to the use of self in marriage and family therapy

Journal of Feminist Family Therapy

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-16

  Cheon, Hee Sun ^a   Murphy, Megan J ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Collaborative language systems; Feminist; Narrative; Postmodern; Self of the therapist

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447262637     PISSN: 08952833     EISSN: 15404099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J086v19n01_01     Document Type: Review

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