Using social justice group work with young mothers who experience homelessness

Journal for Specialists in Group Work

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 220-229

  Coker, Angela D ^a   Meyer, Dixie ^a   Smith, Rachelle ^a   Price, Amber ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Group work; Homelessness; Social justice; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956239811     PISSN: 01933922     EISSN: 15496295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01933922.2010.492901     Document Type: Article

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