Mental health professionals' disability competence: Measuring self-awareness, perceived knowledge, and perceived skills

Rehabilitation Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 321-327

  Strike, Diane L ^a   Skovholt, Thomas M ^a   Hummel, Thomas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; COUNSELING; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; SCIENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SKILL;

EID: 9244242540     PISSN: 00905550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0090-5550.49.4.321     Document Type: Article

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