Stretching the boundaries: Schools as therapeutic agents in mental health. Is it a realistic proposition?

Pastoral Care in Education

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 22-27

  Finney, Dave ^a  

^a Laura Mitchell Health Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Culture; Mental health; Schools; Therapeutic interventions

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016941988     PISSN: 02643944     EISSN: 14680122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0122.2006.00375.x     Document Type: Article

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