"So wat do u want to wrk on 2day?": The ethical implications of online counseling

Ethics and Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 482-496

  Rummell, Christina M ^a   Joyce, Nicholas R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

Author keywords

E therapy; Ethics; Internet counseling; Online counseling; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650278009     PISSN: 10508422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508422.2010.521450     Document Type: Article

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