Validating a Psychology as a Helping Profession Scale

Teaching of Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 107-113

  Gervasio, Amy Herstein ^a   Wendorf, Craig A ^a   Yoder, Natalie F ^a  

^a University of Wisconsinâ Stevens Point   (United States)

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EID: 77951247057     PISSN: 00986283     EISSN: 15322802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00986281003609199     Document Type: Article

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