Defining characteristic or unrealistic ideal: Historical and contemporary perspectives on scientist-practitioner training in counselling psychology

Counselling Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 229-251

  Vespia, Kristin M ^a   Sauer, Eric M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN GREEN BAY   (United States)

^b WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Counselling psychology; History; Scientist practitioner model

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; COUNSELING; HISTORY; HUMAN; IDENTITY; MODEL; MOTIVATION; PHILOSOPHY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGIST; REVIEW; SCIENTIST; TRAINING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750061318     PISSN: 09515070     EISSN: 14693674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09515070600960449     Document Type: Review

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