Informing counselor training and competent counseling services through transgender narratives and the transgender community

Journal of LGBT Issues in Counseling

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 202-213

  Chavez Korell, Shannon ^a   Johnson, Les T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Affirmative counseling; Transgender; Transgender community; Transgender narratives

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650236865     PISSN: 15538605     EISSN: 15538338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15538605.2010.524845     Document Type: Article

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