An inquiry into the emotional impact of sight loss and the counselling experiences and needs of blind and partially sighted people

Counselling and Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-12

  Thurston, Mhairi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERTAY DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Counselling; Grounded theory; Sight loss; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649257351     PISSN: 14733145     EISSN: 17461405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14733140903492139     Document Type: Article

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