Using Psychodynamic Concepts to Measure Interpersonal Competencies during Social Work Training

International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 48-61

  Padykula, Nora Lafond ^a   Horwitz, Mark ^a  

^a WESTFIELD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attachment theory; Interpersonal competencies; Mentalization; Social work education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857919104     PISSN: 17423341     EISSN: 15569187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aps.312     Document Type: Article

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