The interactive role of working alliance and counselor-client interpersonal behaviors in adolescent substance abuse treatment

International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 617-629

  Auerbach, Stephen M ^a   May, James C ^b   Stevens, Martha ^b   Kiesler, Donald J ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Richmond Behavioral Health Authority   (United States)

Author keywords

Client counselor relationship; Descriptive study; Substance abuse; Working alliance

Indexed keywords

EID: 56549088857     PISSN: 16972600     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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