Predoctoral Prescriptive Authority Training: The Rationale and a Combined Model

Psychological Services

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 85-95

  Ax, Robert K ^a   Fagan, Thomas J ^b   Resnick, Robert J ^c  

^a Midlothian ^*  (United States)

^b NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RANDOLPH MACON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

cost benefit; legislation; prescriptive authority; training; tuition

Indexed keywords

EID: 62749139690     PISSN: 15411559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0013824     Document Type: Article

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