Cultural considerations and perspectives for providing psychological counseling for native American Indians

Counseling Across Cultures

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 93-112

  Trimble, Joseph E ^a   Gonzalez, John ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

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EID: 84949743704     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4135/9781483329314.n6     Document Type: Chapter

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