Research competencies in counseling: A delphi study

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 447-458

  Wester, Kelly L ^a   Borders, L Dianne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

Author keywords

Competencies; Research; Research training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84908161270     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: 15566676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6676.2014.00171.x     Document Type: Article

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