The interface of attachment, Transference, and countertransference: Implications for the clinical supervisory relationship

Smith College Studies in Social Work

Volumn 78, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 301-320

  Bennett, C Susanne ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Attachment; Parallel process; Supervision; Transference countertransference

Indexed keywords

EID: 39049105547     PISSN: 00377317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00377310802114635     Document Type: Article

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