Assessing outcomes: Practical methods and evidence

Journal of College Counseling

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 175-185

  Moore, Jon ^a   Owen, Jesse ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

counseling outcomes; multicultural competency; retrospective data

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903767331     PISSN: 10990399     EISSN: 21611882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-1882.2014.00056.x     Document Type: Review

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