Capoeira as a clinical intervention: addressing adolescent aggression with Brazilian martial arts

Authors :: Burt, Isaac
Butler, S. Kent
Source :: Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development. January, 2011, Vol. 39 Issue 1, p48, 10 p.
Publication Year :: 2011
Abstract: Aggression in adolescents is harmful and emotionally devastating to youth and surrounding communities. This article integrates martial arts and therapeutic principles into a culturally sensitive model that cultivates change in [...]

Subjects :: Capoeira -- Health aspects -- Psychological aspects
Aggressiveness (Psychology) in adolescence -- Care and treatment
Behavior modification -- Research
Ethnic, cultural, racial issues/studies
Human resources and labor relations
Psychology and mental health

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