The Promise and Challenge (and Reality) of Defining Therapist Expertise

Counseling Psychologist

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 76-89

  Reese, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

professional issues; psychotherapy; training

Indexed keywords

DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HUMAN; MONITORING; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SCIENTIST; THINKING;

EID: 85012073798     PISSN: 00110000     EISSN: 15523861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0011000016657161     Document Type: Article

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