A comparative study of the efficacy of group equine assisted counseling with at-risk children and adolescents

Journal of Creativity in Mental Health

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 254-284

  Trotter, Kay Sudekum ^a   Chandler, Cynthia K ^a   Goodwin Bond, Deborah ^b   Casey, Janie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Animal assisted therapy; At Risk children and adolescents; Creativity; Equine Assisted Counseling

Indexed keywords

EID: 69849130422     PISSN: 15401383     EISSN: 15401391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15401380802356880     Document Type: Article

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