Choosing psychotherapy as a career: Why did we cross that road?

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1009-1031

  Farber, Barry A ^a   Manevich, Inessa ^a   Metzger, Jesse ^a   Saypol, Erica ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Career choice; Career motivations; Psychological mindedness; Psychotherapist; Psychotherapy; Vocation; Wounded healer

Indexed keywords

CAREER; COOPERATION; DEPRESSION; FAMILY; FRIENDSHIP; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDITATION; MIGRATION; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SURVIVAL; VOCATION;

CAREER CHOICE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MENTORS; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 24644495852     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20174     Document Type: Review

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