The Doctoral Education of Professional Marriage and Family Therapists.

The writers discuss the scope of doctoral education for marriage and family therapists (MFTs). They suggest that doctoral programs are the developmental stage wherein the academy should seek to transmit the specialized knowledge and skills critical to MFT scholarship and practice in diverse setting...

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Published in:Journal of Marital & Family Therapy Vol. 36; no. 3; pp. 259 - 270
Main Authors: Lee, Robert E., Nichols, William C.
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell July 2010
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