University counseling center off-campus referrals: An exploratory investigation

Journal of College Student Psychotherapy

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 13-29

  Owen, Jesse ^a   Devdas, Lavanya ^a   Rodolfa, Emil ^b  

^a GANNON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; College student; Counseling; Intervention; Referral; Treatment; University counseling center

Indexed keywords

EID: 38049136471     PISSN: 87568225     EISSN: 15404730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J035v22n02_03     Document Type: Article

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