Ethical Competence in Psychotherapy Termination

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 572-578

  Davis, Denise D ^a   Younggren, Jeffrey N ^b  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

abandonment; competence; ethics; psychotherapy; termination

Indexed keywords

EID: 72949095834     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017699     Document Type: Article

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