Suggestions for supervisors when a therapist experiences a client's suicide

Women and Therapy

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 59-69

  Schultz, Doreen ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Client suicide; Suicide; Supervision

Indexed keywords

EID: 13844276905     PISSN: 02703149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J015v28n01_05     Document Type: Review

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