Affirming the strengths in men: A positive masculinity approach to assisting male clients

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 399-409

  Englar Carlson, Matt ^a   Kiselica, Mark S ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The College of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

masculinity; men; mental health; positive masculinity; strength based

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884955126     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: 15566676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6676.2013.00111.x     Document Type: Article

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