Eco-spiritual helping and postmodern therapy: A deeper ecological framework

Ecopsychology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 23-32

  Besthorn, Fred H ^a   Wulff, Dan ^b   St George, Sally ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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EID: 84857369199     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19429347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/eco.2009.0045     Document Type: Article

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