The implications of "working alliance" for the measurement and evaluation of family-centered practice in childhood disability services

Infants and Young Children

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 109-119

  Trute, Barry ^a   Hiebert Murphy, Diane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children with disabilities; Family centered services; Professional family relations

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147198782     PISSN: 08963746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.IYC.0000264479.50817.4b     Document Type: Article

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