Creating a suitable space: A qualitative study of the cultural sensitivity of counselling provision in the voluntary sector in the UK

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 593-604

  Netto, Gina ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asian people; Counselling service provision

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COUNSELING; CULTURAL SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33749462039     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: 13600567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638230600900132     Document Type: Article

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