Member checking: Can benefits be gained similar to group therapy?

Qualitative Report

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 1-8

  Harper, Melissa ^a   Cole, Patricia ^b  

^a ST THOMAS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Debriefing; Group therapy; Member checking; Qualitative research; Therapeutic benefits

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940532303     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21603715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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