Disrupting power and privilege in couples therapy

Clinical Social Work Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 248-255

  Parker, Lynn ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Couples; Equity; Feminist; Power; Social justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 71449124546     PISSN: 00911674     EISSN: 15733343     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10615-009-0211-7     Document Type: Article

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