Large scale dissemination and community implementation of pivotal response treatment: Program description and preliminary data

Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 142-153

  Bryson, Susan E ^a,c   Koegel, Lynn K ^b   Koegel, Robert L ^b   Openden, Daniel ^b,d   Smith, Isabel M ^c   Nefdt, Nicolette ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^d Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Early intervention; Parent education; Pivotal response treatment; Systems change; Trainer of trainer; Translational research

Indexed keywords

EID: 34948839311     PISSN: 15407969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2511/rpsd.32.2.142     Document Type: Article

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