Online professional development for early interventionists: Learning a systematic approach to promote caregiver interactions with infants who have multiple disabilities

Infants and Young Children

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 120-133

  Chen, Deborah ^a   Klein, M Diane ^b   Minor, Lavada ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiver interactions; Distance education; Early interventionists; Multiple disabilities; Online course; Professional development

Indexed keywords

EID: 41149092597     PISSN: 08963746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.IYC.0000314483.62205.34     Document Type: Article

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