Capitalizing on Behavioral and Emotional Strengths of Alternative High School Students Through Group Counseling to Promote Mindfulness Skills

Journal for Specialists in Group Work

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 207-224

  Wisner, Betsy L ^a   Norton, Christine Lynn ^a  

^a TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

alternative high school; behavioral and emotional strengths; group counseling; mindfulness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880347031     PISSN: 01933922     EISSN: 15496295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01933922.2013.803504     Document Type: Article

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