Therapeutic groupwork with young children and mothers who have experienced domestic abuse

Educational Psychology in Practice

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 21-36

  Dodd, Lynda Warren ^a  

^a Stockport Children and Young People s Directorate   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

domestic abuse; mother child relationships; therapeutic groupwork

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953027778     PISSN: 02667363     EISSN: 14695839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02667360802697571     Document Type: Article

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