Use of novel unsupported and empirically supported therapies by licensed clinical social workers: An exploratory study

Social Work Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-17

  Pignotti, Monica ^a   Thyer, Bruce A ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Evidence based practice attitude scale; Licensed clinical social workers; Novel unsupported therapies; Pseudoscience

Indexed keywords

EID: 62249113568     PISSN: 10705309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/swr/33.1.5     Document Type: Article

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