Outcome rating scale and session rating scale in psychological practice: Clinical utility of ultra-brief measures

Clinical Psychologist

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-9

  Campbell, Alistair ^a   Hemsley, Samantha ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical counselling psychology; Discipline issues; Outcome Rating Scale; Session Rating Scale; Theoretical and methodological issues

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649304980     PISSN: 13284207     EISSN: 17429552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13284200802676391     Document Type: Article

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