Single session web-based counselling: a thematic analysis of content from the perspective of the client

British Journal of Guidance and Counselling

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 117-130

  Rodda, S N ^a,b   Lubman, D I ^a,b   Cheetham, A ^b   Dowling, N A ^b,c,d   Jackson, A C ^d  

^a Turning Point Drug and Alcohol Centre   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

brief intervention; client perspective; gambling; online counselling; single session

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921283110     PISSN: 03069885     EISSN: 14693534     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03069885.2014.938609     Document Type: Article

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