Method of Levels: Initial steps in assessing adherence and the development of a qualitative framework for mapping clients' control hierarchies

Cognitive Behaviour Therapist

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 145-166

  Bird, Timothy ^a   Mansell, Warren ^a   Tai, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Common factors; control; formulation; qualitative methods; therapist competence

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955511984     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1754470X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1754470X09990158     Document Type: Article

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