Counseling Psychologists Who View Their Careers as a Calling: A Qualitative Study

Journal of Career Assessment

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 293-308

  Duffy, Ryan D ^a   Foley, Pamela F ^b   Raque Bodgan, Trisha L ^c   Reid Marks, Laura ^d   Dik, Bryan J ^e   Castano, Megan C ^b   Adams, Christopher M ^f  

^a The University of Florida ^*  (United States)

^b SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^f EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

calling; career; psychologists; qualitative

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863767408     PISSN: 10690727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1069072711436145     Document Type: Review

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