Confidentiality Issues when Minor Children Disclose Family Secrets in Family Counseling

The Family Journal: Counseling and Therapy for Couples and Families

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 393-398

  Mccurdy, Kenneth G ^a,b   Murray, Kenneth C ^a,b  

^a GANNON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Scioto Paint Valley Mental Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

confidentiality; counseling children; family counseling

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248606000     PISSN: 10664807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066480703255468     Document Type: Article

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