Psychology as a profession: An effective career exploration and orientation course for undergraduate psychology majors

Career Development Quarterly

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 367-371

  Macera, Michelle Heffner ^a,b,c   Cohen, Stanley H ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Hope of the Sierras   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

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EID: 33747055852     PISSN: 08894019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-0045.2006.tb00201.x     Document Type: Article

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