Diagnostic variance among counselors and counselor trainees

Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-14

  Hays, Danica G ^a   Mcleod, Amy L ^b   Prosek, Elizabeth ^a  

^a OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Argosy University   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical decision making; Counseling; Diagnosis; Diagnostic variance

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650723772     PISSN: 07481756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0748175609333559     Document Type: Article

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