Clinical, empirical, and developmental perspectives on the therapeutic relationship in child psychotherapy

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1992, Pages 713-728

  Shirk, Stephen R ^a   Saiz, Christopher C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

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EID: 84976088753     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579400004946     Document Type: Article

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