Employee assistance programs: A review of the management of stress and wellbeing through workplace counselling and consulting

Australian Psychologist

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 138-143

  Kirk, Andrea K ^a   Brown, David F ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0037820644     PISSN: 00050067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00050060310001707137     Document Type: Review

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