Current State of Standardization Adherence: A Reflection of Competency in Psychological Assessment

Training and Education in Professional Psychology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 111-116

  Wolfe Christensen, Cortney ^a   Callahan, Jennifer L ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

adherence; competency; lifelong learning; professional competencies; psychological assessment; standardization procedures

Indexed keywords

EID: 51349100704     PISSN: 19313918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1931-3918.2.2.111     Document Type: Article

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