Interdisciplinary preservice specialization project: A model for early intervention personnel preparation

Infants and Young Children

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 245-260

  Malone, D Michael ^a   Straka, Elizabeth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b New England Early Intervention   (United States)

Author keywords

Competency; Early intervention; Interdisciplinary; Personnel preparation; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 22144476192     PISSN: 08963746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001163-200507000-00008     Document Type: Review

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