When timeout works some of the time: The importance of treatment integrity and functional assessment

School Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 4-22

  Taylor, Jill ^a   Miller, Michelle ^b  

^a Pressley Ridge Schools   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 17744384347     PISSN: 10453830     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0088943     Document Type: Article

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