Public psychology: A competency model for professional psychologists in community mental health

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-49

  Chu, Joyce P ^a   Emmons, Luli ^a   Wong, Jorge ^b   Goldblum, Peter ^a   Reiser, Robert ^a   Barrera, Alinne Z ^a   Byrd Olmstead, Jessica ^a  

^a PALO ALTO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Asian Americans for Community Involvement Center for Survivors of Torture   (United States)

Author keywords

Community mental health; Competencies; Diversity; Public psychology; Serious mental illness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872023662     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0026319     Document Type: Article

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