Reducing premature termination in university counseling centers

Journal of College Student Psychotherapy

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 13-27

  Hatchett, Gregory T ^a  

^a NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

College counseling; Premature termination; University counseling centers

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845729280     PISSN: 87568225     EISSN: 15404730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J035v19n02_03     Document Type: Article

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