School Psychology: A Specialty of Professional Psychology With Distinct Competencies and Complexities

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 529-536

  Tharinger, Deborah J ^a   Pryzwansky, Walter B ^b   Miller, Jeffrey A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

history of psychology; professional certification; professional licensing; professional organizations; school psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349122357     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.39.5.529     Document Type: Article

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