Claiming our soul: An empowerment group for african-american women in prison

Journal of Progressive Human Services

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 35-52

  O’brien, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; Empowerment; Group practice; Strengths perspective

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008852642     PISSN: 10428232     EISSN: 15407616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J059v12n01_04     Document Type: Article

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