The relationship between working alliance and therapeutic outcomes for individuals with mild mental retardation

Rehabilitation Counseling Bulletin

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 215-223

  Strauser, David R ^a   Lustig, Daniel C ^a   Donnell, Chandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

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EID: 3142696462     PISSN: 00343552     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00343552040470040301     Document Type: Article

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