A comparison of walk-in counselling and the wait list model for delivering counselling services*

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 403-409

  Stalker, Carol A ^a   Riemer, Manuel ^a   Cait, Cheryl Anne ^a   Horton, Susan ^b   Booton, Jocelyn ^a   Josling, Leslie ^c   Bedggood, Joanna ^c   Zaczek, Margaret ^d  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c K W Counselling Services   (Canada)

^d Thames Valley Family Health Team   (Canada)

Author keywords

hierarchical linear modelling; outcomes; service delivery models; single session therapy; walk in counselling

Indexed keywords

COUNSELING; FAMILY COUNSELING; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; MODEL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES; THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84949765413     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: 13600567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638237.2015.1101417     Document Type: Article

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