Life's span, global warming and ethics: Do counsellors have a part to play in averting a potential catastrophe?

International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 145-154

  Cornforth, Susan C ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Climate change; Counselling; Ethics; Global warming

Indexed keywords

EID: 50149107168     PISSN: 01650653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10447-008-9052-2     Document Type: Article

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