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Gehring, Donald D. – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1982
Reviews and analyzes the counselor's "duty to warn" as it has been interpreted by the courts. If counselors have reasonable knowledge that a client's conduct may be harmful to another, then they have a legal duty to warn the intended victim. (RC)
Descriptors: Counselor Client Relationship, Counselors, Court Litigation, Legal Responsibility