The effectiveness of individual wellness counseling on the wellness of law enforcement officers

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 64-74

  Tanigoshi, Holly ^a,b   Kontos, Anthony P ^a,c   Remley Jr , Theodore P ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^b CANISIUS COLLEGE   (United States)

^c HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 38549141646     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2008.tb00627.x     Document Type: Article

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