Therapeutic assessment with a child as a family intervention: A clinical and research case study

Psychology in the Schools

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 293-309

  Tharinger, Deborah J ^a   Finn, Stephen E ^b   Wilkinson, Alison D ^a   Schaber, Pamela Mcdonald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Center for Therapeutic Assessment   (United States)

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EID: 33947604981     PISSN: 00333085     EISSN: 15206807     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pits.20224     Document Type: Article

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