Trainees' experiences with peers having competence problems: A national survey

Training and Education in Professional Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 112-121

  Shen Miller, David S ^a   Grus, Catherine L ^b   Van Sickle, Kristi S ^c   Schwartz Mette, Rebecca ^d   Cage, Evelyn A ^e   Elman, Nancy S ^f   Jacobs, Sue C ^g   Kaslow, Nadine J ^h  

^a TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^c FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^e AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^g OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Insufficient competence; Professional competence problems; Psychology training; Trainee impairment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956335094     PISSN: 19313918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0023824     Document Type: Article

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