Cultural and ethical considerations when working with military personnel and veterans: A primer for VA training programs

Training and Education in Professional Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 67-75

  Strom, Thad Q ^a,b   Gavian, Margaret E ^a   Possis, Elizabeth ^a   Loughlin, Jennifer ^a   Bui, Thao ^a   Linardatos, Eftihia ^a   Leskela, Jennie ^a,b   Siegel, Wayne ^a  

^a VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Culture; Ethics; Interns; Psychology; Veterans

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874572306     PISSN: 19313918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0028275     Document Type: Article

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