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Action as a Stage of Change in Couple and Family Therapy

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  1. University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Carlo C. DiClemente & Alicia E. Wiprovnick

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  1. Carlo C. DiClemente
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Correspondence to Carlo C. DiClemente .

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  1. The Family Institute at Northwestern University, Center for Applied Psychological and Family Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    Jay L. Lebow

  2. The Family Institute at Northwestern University, Center for Applied Psychological and Family Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    Anthony L. Chambers

  3. The Family Institute at Northwestern University, Center for Applied Psychological and Family Studies, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, USA

    Douglas C. Breunlin

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  1. University of Saint Joseph, West Harford, CT, USA

    Rachel Diamond Ph.D.

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DiClemente, C.C., Wiprovnick, A.E. (2019). Action as a Stage of Change in Couple and Family Therapy. In: Lebow, J.L., Chambers, A.L., Breunlin, D.C. (eds) Encyclopedia of Couple and Family Therapy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49425-8_504

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