Keeping families engaged: The effects of home-based family therapy-enhanced with experiential activities

Social Work Research

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 121-126

  Thompson, Sanna J ^a   Bender, Kimberly ^b   Windsor, Liliane C ^c   Flynn, Patrick M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70349635070     PISSN: 10705309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/swr/33.2.121     Document Type: Article

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