Validity of the Draw-A-Person: Screening procedure for emotional disturbance (DAP:SPED) in strengths-based assessment

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-46

  Matto, Holly C ^a   Naglieri, Jack A ^b   Clausen, Cinny ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

High risk youth; Human figure drawings; Measurement validation; Strengths based assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 11144288058     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049731504269553     Document Type: Article

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