Stresses reported by UK trainee counselling psychologists

Counselling Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-28

  Kumary, Ajvir ^a   Baker, Martyn ^b  

^a NORTH EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

General Health Questionnaire; Stress; Trainee counselling psychologists

Indexed keywords

EID: 41549142293     PISSN: 09515070     EISSN: 14693674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09515070801895626     Document Type: Article

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