Assessing campus counseling needs

Journal of College Student Psychotherapy

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 233-240

  Harrar, William R ^a   Affsprung, Eric H ^a   Long, Jeffrey C ^a  

^a BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

College students; Counseling; Needs assessments; Usage rates

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954073820     PISSN: 87568225     EISSN: 15404730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87568225.2010.486303     Document Type: Article

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