Recognizing, Assessing, and Intervening With Problems of Professional Competence

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 479-492

  Kaslow, Nadine J ^a   Rubin, Nancy J ^b   Forrest, Linda ^c   Elman, Nancy S ^d   Van Horne, Barbara A ^e   Jacobs, Sue C ^f   Huprich, Steven K ^g   Benton, Sherry A ^h   Pantesco, Victor F ⁱ   Dollinger, Stephen J ^j   Grus, Catherine L ^k   Behnke, Stephen H ^l   Miller, David S Shen ^c   Shealy, Craig N ^m   Mintz, Laurie B ⁿ   Schwartz Mette, Rebecca ^o   Van Sickle, Kristi ^p   Thorn, Beverly E ^q  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^f OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ ANTIOCH UNIVERSITY NEW ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^j SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^k American Psychological Services   (United States)

^l AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^m JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁿ School   (Colombia)

^o UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^p James A Haley VA Hospital in Tampa   (United States)

^q UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

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Author keywords

assessment; competence; diversity; ethics; self assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 36048963224     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.38.5.479     Document Type: Article

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