Counselors' attribution of responsibility, etiology, and counseling strategy

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 304-313

  Kernes, Jerry L ^a   McWhirter, J Jeffries ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0035596073     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6676.2001.tb01975.x     Document Type: Article

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