A psychotherapeutic baby clinic in a hostel for homeless families: Practice and evaluation.
Objectives. A pilot baby clinic in a hostel for homeless families has been established to address the specific attachment and developmental needs of infants living in temporary accommodation. The aim of this study was to assess whether this clinic model was associated with more positive outcomes tha...
| Publicado en: | Psychology & Psychotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice Vol. 86; no. 1; pp. 1 - 19 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Mar2013
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