Counseling Psychology's Ambivalent Relationship with Master's-Level Training

The Counseling Psychologist

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 687-700

  McPherson, Robert H ^a   Pisecco, Stewart ^a   Elman, Nancy S ^b   Crosbie Burnett, Margaret ^c   Sayger, Thomas V ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

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EID: 0034338575     PISSN: 00110000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011000000285006     Document Type: Article

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