Identifying perceived personal barriers to public policy advocacy within psychology

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 372-378

  Heinowitz, Amy E ^a   Brown, Kelly R ^a   Langsam, Leah C ^a   Arcidiacono, Steven J ^a   Baker, Paige L ^a   Badaan, Nadimeh H ^a   Zlatkin, Nancy I ^a   Cash, Ralph E ^a  

^a NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Professional involvement; Public policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874728019     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029161     Document Type: Article

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