Validity and reliability of the behavioral and emotional rating scale (2nd edition): Youth rating scale

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 358-367

  Epstein, Michael H ^a   Mooney, Paul ^b   Ryser, Gail ^c   Pierce, Corey D ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PRO ED ^*  (United States)

^d SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotional and behavioral competence; Strength based assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043146500     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049731504265832     Document Type: Article

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