Caretaker psychological factors predicting premature termination of children's counseling

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 286-293

  Venable, William Mark ^b   Thompson, Bruce ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0032375781     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6676.1998.tb02544.x     Document Type: Article

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