Advanced Group Treatment for Developmentally Disabled Adults with Social Skill Deficits

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 301-326

  Hall, James A ^a,e   Dineen, John P ^b   Schlesinger, David J ^c   Stanton, Roger ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Eastside Employment Service   (United States)

^d University of Iowa ^*

^e UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

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EID: 0034381540     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104973150001000302     Document Type: Article

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