Applying the student learning imperative to counseling center outcome evaluation

Journal of College Student Psychotherapy

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 71-92

  Schwitzer, Alan M ^a   Metzinger, Tom ^b  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Outcome evaluation

Indexed keywords

EID: 27644544005     PISSN: 87568225     EISSN: 15404730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J035v13n02_07     Document Type: Article

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