Developing a taxonomy of helpful and harmful practices for clinical work with boys and men

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 591-603

  Mahalik, James R ^a   Good, Glenn E ^b   Tager, David ^c   Levant, Ronald F ^d   Mackowiak, Christopher ^c  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

Gender roles; Helpful and harmful practices; Psychotherapy; Training of psychologists

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH AMERICA; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIALIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH AMERICA; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC PROCESSES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEX FACTORS; SEXUALITY; SOCIALIZATION; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 84874339304     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030130     Document Type: Article

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