Engaging reluctant adolescents in family therapy: An exploratory study of in-session processes of change

Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 24-52

  Higham, Jane E ^a   Friedlander, Myrna L ^a   Escudero, Valentín ^b   Diamond, Gary ^c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adolescent engagement; Conjoint therapy; Family therapy; Task analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856359483     PISSN: 01634445     EISSN: 14676427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6427.2011.00571.x     Document Type: Article

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