Toward validating the therapeutic benefits of empowerment-oriented social action groups

Social Work with Groups

Volumn 27, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 159-175

  Donaldson, Linda Plitt ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Curative factors; Empowerment; Self efficacy; Social action groups

Indexed keywords

EID: 85024067260     PISSN: 01609513     EISSN: 15409481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J009v27n02_11     Document Type: Article

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