A competency model for the practice of psychology

Training and Education in Professional Psychology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 71-83

  Rodolfa, Emil ^a   Greenberg, Sandra ^b   Hunsley, John ^c   Smith Zoeller, Margaret ^d   Cox, Darcy ^e   Sammons, Morgan ^a   Caro, Carla ^b   Spivak, Howard ^f  

^a ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^d ARGOSY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^f CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Competency practice model; Education and training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881219207     PISSN: 19313918     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0032415     Document Type: Article

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