How effective is workplace counselling? A review of the research literature

Counselling and Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 184-190

  McLeod, John ^a   McLeod, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

EAPs; outcome; workplace counselling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COUNSELING; HUMAN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33749468722     PISSN: 14733145     EISSN: 17461405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14733140112331385060     Document Type: Article

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