COAMFTE accreditation and California MFT licensing exam success

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 468-478

  Caldwell, Benjamin E ^a   Kunker, Shelly A ^a   Brown, Stephen W ^a   Saiki, Dustin Y ^a  

^a ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMAN; LICENSING; MARITAL THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; WORK;

ACCREDITATION; CALIFORNIA; CAREER CHOICE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, GRADUATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; LICENSURE, MEDICAL; MARITAL THERAPY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 80054873899     PISSN: 0194472X     EISSN: 17520606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2011.00240.x     Document Type: Article

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