Filial therapy: Helping children and new carers to form secure attachment relationships

British Journal of Social Work

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 643-657

  Ryan, Virginia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attachment therapy; Child maltreatment; Filial therapy; Looked after and late adopted children; Non directive play therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249154050     PISSN: 00453102     EISSN: 1468263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/bjsw/bch331     Document Type: Article

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