Nurturing constructive change that works: a critical theory-informed model for transforming health service psychologists’ views of people with disabilities
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Independent Scholar, United States.
Graduate Department of Clinical Psychology, George Fox University, Newberg, OR, United States.
Graduate Department of Clinical Psychology, George Fox University, Newberg, OR, United States.
Independent Scholar, United States.
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Roy O. Gathercoal, Independent Scholar
PhD. Organizational Communication, Purdue University
focus on Semiotics, Anthropological Linguistics and Philosophy and Communication.
Kathleen A. Gathercoal, Graduate Department of Clinical Psychology, George Fox University, Newberg, OR
Kathleen Gathercoal is a full professor in the Graduate Department of Clinical Pschology at George Fox University where she serves as Director of Research where she teaches statistics and research design.
Winston Seegobin, Graduate Department of Clinical Psychology, George Fox University, Newberg, OR
Winston Seegobin is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and full professor at George Fox University where he teaches Multicultural Psychotherapy and is Director of Diversity, Graduate Department of Clinical Psychology.
Sarah Hadley, Independent Scholar
Sarah Hadley is an Occupational Therapist, author and teacher in Newberg, Oregon.
How to Cite
Gathercoal, Roy O., Kathleen A. Gathercoal, Winston Seegobin, and Sarah Hadley. 2017. “Nurturing Constructive Change That Works: A Critical Theory-Informed Model for Transforming Health Service psychologists’ Views of People With Disabilities”. Qualitative Research in Medicine and Healthcare 1 (1). https://doi.org/10.4081/qrmh.2017.6391.
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