Educating professional psychologists : history and guiding conception /

This is a story of the development of professional psychology. It is a story that Donald Peterson is uniquely qualified to tell. /// This book defines the basic issues with which all professional psychologists must be concerned. This account is personal and local. Embedded in a rich understanding of...

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Main Author: Peterson, Donald R. (Donald Robert), 1923-2007
Corporate Author: American Psychological Association
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, [1997]
Edition:1st ed.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This is a story of the development of professional psychology. It is a story that Donald Peterson is uniquely qualified to tell. /// This book defines the basic issues with which all professional psychologists must be concerned. This account is personal and local. Embedded in a rich understanding of the history of psychology, this book provides a coherent ideology for professional psychology and education of its practitioners. In its entirety, the statement embraces commentary on the epistemological foundations of our discipline, an outline of its substantive content, means for continuing appraisal and improvement of professional education, and proposals for improving the functional value of the profession in meeting the needs of the larger society. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved).
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xx, 281 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-271) and index.
ISBN:1557984204
9781557984203