A Review of Solution-Focused, Standardized Outcome Measures and Other Strengths-Oriented Outcome Measures

Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: A Handbook of Evidence-Based Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages

  Smock, Sara A ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Psychotherapy; SFBT; Strengths based assessment; Strengths based instruments

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920905133     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195385724.003.0026     Document Type: Chapter

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