Proactive, early screening to detect behaviorally at-risk students: Issues, approaches, emerging innovations, and professional practices

Journal of School Psychology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 193-223

  Severson, Herbert H ^a   Walker, Hill M ^a   Hope Doolittle, Jennifer ^b   Kratochwill, Thomas R ^c   Gresham, Frank M ^d  

^a OREGON RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d Agricultural Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior disorders; Behavioral screening; Early intervention; Prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846487350     PISSN: 00224405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsp.2006.11.003     Document Type: Article

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