Competency-based geropsychology training in doctoral internships and postdoctoral fellowships

Training and Education in Professional Psychology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 91-98

  Hinrichsen, Gregory A ^a   Zeiss, Antonette M ^b   Karel, Michele J ^c   Molinari, Victor A ^d  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Geropsychology; Internship; Older adults; Postdoctoral fellowship; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954842478     PISSN: 19313918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0018149     Document Type: Article

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