The effectiveness of UK student counselling services: An analysis using the CORE System

British Journal of Guidance and Counselling

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-18

  Connell, Janice ^a   Barkham, Michael ^b   Mellor Clark, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c CORE Information Management Systems ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

CORE; Effectiveness; Practice based evidence; Student counselling

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349167327     PISSN: 03069885     EISSN: 14693534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03069880701715655     Document Type: Article

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