Preliminary Evidence on the Effectiveness of Psychological Treatments Delivered at a University Counseling Center

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 309-320

  Minami, Takuya ^a,b   Davies, D Robert ^a   Tierney, Sandra Callen ^c   Bettmann, Joanna E ^a   McAward, Scott M ^a   Averill, Lynnette A ^a   Huebner, Lois A ^a   Weitzman, Lauren M ^a   Benbrook, Amy R ^b   Serlin, Ronald C ^d   Wampold, Bruce E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

benchmarking; clinical assessment; therapist effect; treatment effectiveness; university counseling centers

Indexed keywords

EID: 65249131182     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0015398     Document Type: Article

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