Applying social empowerment strategies as tools for self-advocacy in counseling lesbian and gay male clients

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 131-137

  Savage, Todd A ^a   Harley, Debra A ^b   Nowak, Theresa M ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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EID: 20344386758     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2005.tb00589.x     Document Type: Article

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