Positioning in the therapist's inner conversation: A dialogical model based on a grounded theory analysis of therapist reflections

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 406-421

  Rober, Peter ^a,b   Elliott, Robert ^c,f   Buysse, Ann ^d   Loots, Gerrit ^e   De Corte, Kim ^b,d  

^a KU Leuven ^*  (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO   (United States)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^f UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITION; COUNSELING; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION; COUNSELING; FAMILY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 47949114091     PISSN: 0194472X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2008.00080.x     Document Type: Article

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