When clients and practitioners have differing views of risk: Benchmarks for improving assessment and practice

Counselling and Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 50-59

  Bewick, Bridgette M ^a   McBride, Jenny ^b   Barkham, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF AND VALE UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

assessment; CORE OM; counselling; primary care; risk; suicidality

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855971247     PISSN: 14733145     EISSN: 17461405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14733140600581481     Document Type: Article

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