Parents' and professionals' perceptions of the implementation of family-centered practices in child assessments

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 365-377

  Crais, Elizabeth R ^a,b   Roy, Vicky Poston ^a   Free, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Child assessment; Early intervention services; Evidence based practices; Family and professional perceptions; Family centered services

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846079137     PISSN: 10580360     EISSN: 15589110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1058-0360(2006/034)     Document Type: Article

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