The status of school psychology: Implications of a major personnel shortage

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 431-442

  Curtis, Michael J ^a   Hunley, Sawyer A ^b   Grier, Elizabeth Chesno ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 1842486900     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.10186     Document Type: Review

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