Voluntary sector counselling: Has inadequate research resulted in a misunderstood and underutilised resource?

Counselling and Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 221-226

  Moore, Sandra ^a  

^a Weston Underwood   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

counselling; mental health policy; outcomes; service provision; Voluntary sector

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COUNSELING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICIAN;

EID: 77649257803     PISSN: 14733145     EISSN: 17461405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14733140601045429     Document Type: Article

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