Narrative therapy, older adults, and group work?: Practice, research, and recommendations

Social Work with Groups

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 288-302

  Poole, Jennifer ^a   Gardner, Paula ^b   Flower, Margaret C ^c   Cooper, Carolynne ^d  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Information and Support)   (Canada)

^d CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Group work; Mental health; Narrative therapy; Older adults; Substance misuse

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956348704     PISSN: 01609513     EISSN: 15409481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01609510902895086     Document Type: Article

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