A call for a pluralist epistemological understanding in the assessment and evaluation of counselling

British Journal of Guidance and Counselling

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 189-198

  Goss, Steve ^a   Mearns, Dave ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031318994     PISSN: 03069885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03069889708253801     Document Type: Article

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