Perceptions of climate in clinical psychology doctoral programs: Development and initial validation of the Graduate Program Climate Scale

Training and Education in Professional Psychology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 211-219

  Veilleux, Jennifer C ^a   January, Alicia M ^b   VanderVeen, Joseph W ^c   Felice Reddy, L ^d   Klonoff, Elizabeth A ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^e SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical training; Problems of professional competence; Program climate; Program satisfaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874575639     PISSN: 19313918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030303     Document Type: Article

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