A Qualitative Investigation of Graduate-Student Changes Associated With Multicultural Counseling Courses

The Counseling Psychologist

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 814-838

  Sammons, Cynthia C ^a   Speight, Suzette L ^b  

^a ADVOCATE LUTHERAN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 53649085630     PISSN: 00110000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011000008316036     Document Type: Article

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