| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 255 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction to international quality assurance for psychology / Elizabeth M. Altmaier and Judy E. Hall -- Quality assessment in higher education through accreditation / Paul D. Nelson [and others] -- ASPPB/National Register Designation Project / Stephanie Jackson Young -- Accreditation in Canada / Karen R. Cohen -- Methods to evaluate competency and enhance quality assurance internationally and across professions / Sandra Greenberg and I. Leon Smith -- Codes of ethics, conduct, and standards as vehicles of accountability / Pierre L.-J. Ritchie -- Universal Declaration of Ethical Principles for Psychologists / Janel Gauthier -- Practice and regulation of professional psychology in Latin-America / Laura Hernández-Guzmán and Juan José Sánchez-Sosa -- Professional mobility and quality assurance within the European Union / Ingrid Lunt -- Accountability in professional psychology in the United Kingdom / Ingrid Lunt -- Accountability of psychology in the Netherlands / Henk T. van der Molen and Klaas H. Visser -- The regulation of psychology in Australia / Trevor Waring -- Education and training of a professional psychologist in South Africa : a personal perspective / Patrick Themba Sibaya -- Accountability in professional psychology : the improvement in mainland China / Jie Zhong [and others] -- Quality assurance in professional psychology education / George Stricker -- The promotion of international mobility / Merry Bullock and Judy E. Hall -- Synthesis and concluding comments / George Hurley |
| Summary |
Psychology has become a global profession. Professionals are now readily able to practice in geographic areas far from where they were trained. In practice, psychology has a social contract with the public to promote human and societal welfare, all the while responsible for the constant upkeep of systems that promote, maintain, and demand quality from health care professionals. In Global Promise: Quality Assurance and Accountability in Professional Psychology, editors Judy E. Hall and Elizabeth M. Altmaier examine the tools needed for evaluating the crucial components of quality assurance- edu |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Psychologists -- Certification
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Psychologists -- Licenses
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Psychologists -- Training of
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Psychologists -- Professional ethics.
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PSYCHOLOGY -- Reference.
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Psychologists -- Certification
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Psychologists -- Licenses
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Psychologists -- Professional ethics
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Psychologists -- Training of
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hall, Judy E
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Altmaier, Elizabeth M.
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| ISBN |
9780199719310 |
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0199719314 |
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1281529133 |
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9781281529138 |
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