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CLINICAL CASE APPLICATIONS

“Why Do I Get in Trouble So Much?”: A Family Therapeutic Assessment Case Study

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Pages 197-210 | Received 25 Jun 2008, Accepted 02 Nov 2008, Published online: 13 Apr 2009

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