Psychotherapy expertise in Singapore: A qualitative investigation

Psychotherapy Research

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 508-522

  Jennings, Len ^a   D'Rozario, Vilma ^b   Goh, Michael ^c   Sovereign, Ashley ^d   Brogger, Megan ^a   Skovholt, Thomas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d Argosy University   (United States)

Author keywords

Brief psychotherapy; Long term psychotherapy; Outcome research; Process research; Psychotherapist training supervision development; Qualitative research methods

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CULTURAL VALUE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SINGAPORE;

ADULT; AWARENESS; CHARACTER; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SINGAPORE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 52049104050     PISSN: 10503307     EISSN: 14684381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10503300802189782     Document Type: Article

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