Identifying, affirming, and building upon male strengths: The positive psychology/positive masculinity model of psychotherapy with boys and men

Psychotherapy

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 276-287

  Kiselica, Mark S ^a   Englar Carlson, Matt ^b  

^a The College of New Jersey   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Masculinity; Men; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COURAGE; EMPATHY; FAMILY LIFE; FATHER; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HUMOR; MALE; MASCULINITY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADULT; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; MASCULINITY; MENTAL DISORDERS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 77958125788     PISSN: 00333204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0021159     Document Type: Article

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