The life-space interview re-visited: Stages in one professional struggle to develop calming techniques for children in crisis and problems encountered in their utilization

Residential Treatment for Children and Youth

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 1-14

  Mordock, John B ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crisis intervention; Life space intervention; Life space interview; Milieu methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937178418     PISSN: 0886571X     EISSN: 15410358     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J007v16n03_01     Document Type: Article

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