A contextual approach to the assessment of social skills: Identifying meaningful behaviors for social competence

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 173-187

  Warnes, Emily D ^a,c   Sheridan, Susan M ^a   Geske, Jenenne ^b   Warnes, William A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 14544291012     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20052     Document Type: Article

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