The outcome of Solution-Focused Brief Therapy among foster care adolescents: The changes of behavior and perceived somatic and cognitive difficulties

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 791-797

  Cepukiene, Viktorija ^a   Pakrosnis, Rytis ^a  

^a VYTAUTAS MAGNUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Foster care adolescents; Psychotherapy outcome; Solution Focused Brief Therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954626762     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.11.027     Document Type: Article

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