Development and psychometric evaluation of the Counseling Women Competencies Scale (CWCS)

Counseling Psychologist

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 719-744

  Ancis, Julie R ^a   Szymanski, Dawn M ^b   Ladany, Nicholas ^c  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c LEHIGH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 49049112294     PISSN: 00110000     EISSN: 15523861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011000008316325     Document Type: Article

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