The meaning and challenge of voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) for counsellors — report of the Kenya Association of Professional Counsellors (KAPC) conference for sub-Saharan Africa

Sahara J

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 175-181

  Rachier, Cecilia ^a   Gikundi, Elias ^a   Balmer, Don ^a,b   Robson, Maggie ^c   Hunt, Kathryn ^b   Cohen, Nonie ^b  

^a KAPC ^*  (Kenya)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conference report; Sub Saharan Africa; Voluntary counselling and testing (VCT)

Indexed keywords

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONFIDENTIALITY; COUNSELING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT REFERRAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; VOLUNTARY PROGRAM;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONFIDENTIALITY; COUNSELING; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEX FACTORS; VOLUNTARY PROGRAMS;

EID: 34248601780     PISSN: 17290376     EISSN: 18134424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17290376.2004.9724840     Document Type: Article

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