Sexual orientation and counselor competency: The impact of training on enhancing awareness, knowledge and skills

Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 109-125

  Rutter, Philip A ^a   Estrada, Diane ^a   Ferguson, Laura K ^a   Diggs, Gregory A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisexual; Competency; Counselor; Gay; Lesbian; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449556822     PISSN: 15538605     EISSN: 15538338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15538600802125472     Document Type: Article

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