Measuring Parent and Professional Attitudes about the Individualized Family Service Plan: A Preliminary Report

Occupational Therapy Journal of Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-127

  Royeen, Charlotte Brasic ^a   Cromack, Ted ^b   DeGangi, Georgia ^c   Poisson, Susan ^c   Wietlesbach, Shirley ^c  

^a SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Research ^*  (United States)

^c Laurie Ctr for Infants and Children   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternate forms; Individualized family service plan; Instrumentation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; LAW; MEASUREMENT; PARENT;

EID: 0029939073     PISSN: 02761599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153944929601600203     Document Type: Article

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