The present and future of MFT Doctoral education in research-focused universities

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 270-281

  Sprenkle, Douglas H ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FAMILY THERAPY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MARITAL THERAPY; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; RESEARCH; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY; WORK; STANDARDS;

CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, GRADUATE; FAMILY THERAPY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; MARITAL THERAPY; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 77955130664     PISSN: 0194472X     EISSN: 17520606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2009.00159.x     Document Type: Article

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