Using narratives to assess competencies and risks in young children: Experiences with high risk and normal populations

Infant Mental Health Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 647-666

  Holmberg, John ^a   Robinson, Joann ^a   Corbitt Price, Jennifer ^a   Wiener, Pamela ^a  

^a Children's Hospital Colorado   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MACARTHUR NARRATIVE CODING SYSTEM; MACARTHUR STORY STEM BATTERY; MENTAL DISEASE; NARRATIVE; PLAY THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF ESTEEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; VALIDATION STUDY; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 45749155203     PISSN: 01639641     EISSN: 10970355     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/imhj.20158     Document Type: Conference Paper

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