The relationship between progress feedback and therapeutic outcome in student counselling: A randomised control trial

Counselling Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-18

  Murphy, Kevin P ^a   Rashleigh, Charles M ^a   Timulak, Ladislav ^a  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

feedback; psychotherapy; randomized controlled trial; treatment effectiveness evaluation; treatment outcomes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859297188     PISSN: 09515070     EISSN: 14693674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09515070.2012.662349     Document Type: Article

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