Using the narrative approach in groups for chemically dependent mothers

Social Work with Groups

Volumn 24, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 101-115

  Gilbert, M Carlean ^a   Beidler, Anne E ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Family House   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemically dependent women; Group work; Narrative approach; Narrative therapy; Story telling; Women s groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937335584     PISSN: 01609513     EISSN: 15409481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J009v24n03_08     Document Type: Article

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