Therapist Expertise: The Debate Continues

Counseling Psychologist

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 99-112

  Hill, Clara E ^a   Hoffman, Mary Ann ^a   Kivlighan, Dennis M ^a   Spiegel, Sharon B ^b   Gelso, Charles J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Private Practice ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

professional issues; psychotherapy; training

Indexed keywords

CONSENSUS; HUMAN; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SCIENTIST; SELF EVALUATION;

EID: 85012060152     PISSN: 00110000     EISSN: 15523861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011000016671006     Document Type: Article

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