Writing about clients: Ethical considerations and options

Counseling and Values

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 88-102

  Sperry, Len ^a   Pies, Ronald ^b  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77951177138     PISSN: 01607960     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-007X.2010.tb00008.x     Document Type: Article

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