Breaking the silence: School counsellors' experiences of client suicide

British Journal of Guidance and Counselling

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 157-168

  Christianson, Carley L ^a   Everall, Robin D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Client suicide; School counsellors

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449568865     PISSN: 03069885     EISSN: 14693534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03069880902728580     Document Type: Article

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