Social Justice Training Within Geropsychology: Nontraditional Pedagogies to Cultivate a Competent Workforce

The Counseling Psychologist

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 946-971

  Zucchero, Renee’ A ^a   Iwasaki, Michiko ^b   Lewis, Mary M ^c   Lee, ji Yeon ^d   Robbins, Melanie J ^e  

^a XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MARYLAND   (United States)

^c Department of Community Education and Workforce Development   (United States)

^d Hankuk University of Foreign Studies   (South Korea)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; geropsychology; pedagogy; social justice; training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907481939     PISSN: 00110000     EISSN: 15523861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011000014540342     Document Type: Article

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