Multicultural Therapy Practicum Involving Refugees: Description and Illustration of a Training Model

The Counseling Psychologist

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1021-1052

  Kuo, Ben C H ^a   Arcuri, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

experiential; multicultural training; practicum; refugee; social justice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907481329     PISSN: 00110000     EISSN: 15523861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011000013491610     Document Type: Article

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