Single-Session Therapy in the Majority World: Addressing the Challenge of Service Delivery in Cambodia and the Implications for Other Global Contexts

Single-Session Therapy by Walk-In or Appointment: Administrative, Clinical, and Supervisory Aspects of One-at-a-Time Services

Volumn , Issue , 2018, Pages 116-134

  Miller, John K ^a,b   Platt, Jason J ^c,d   Conroy, Kevin M ^e  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ROYAL UNIVERSITY OF PHNOM PENH   (Cambodia)

^c ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d International Center for Therapy and Dialogue Private Practice   (Mexico)

^e Maryknoll Mental Health Program   (Cambodia)

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EID: 85108134402     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781351112437-8     Document Type: Chapter

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