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19 - Ethical Issues Associated with Mental Health Interventions for Immigrants and Refugees

from Section II - Ethical Issues in Working with Diverse Populations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 February 2018

By
Rachel R. Singer  and
Milton A. Fuentes
Edited by
Mark M. Leach  and
Elizabeth Reynolds Welfel
Mark M. Leach
Affiliation:
University of Louisville, Kentucky
Elizabeth Reynolds Welfel
Affiliation:
Cleveland State University
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The Cambridge Handbook of Applied Psychological Ethics , pp. 384 - 405
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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