New professional roles and advocacy strategies for school counselors: A multicultural/social justice perspective to move beyond the nice counselor syndrome

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 372-381

  Bemak, Fred ^a   Chung, Rita Chi Ying ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 48249120786     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2008.tb00522.x     Document Type: Review

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