Whole school support for vulnerable children: The evaluation of a part-time nurture group

Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 201-216

  Binnie, Lynne M ^a   Allen, Kristen ^a  

^a West Lothian Educational Psychology Services   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Curriculum for excellence; Nurture group; Whole school support

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSIC THERAPY; NURTURE GROUP; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOPATHY; SPECIAL EDUCATION; SPEECH THERAPY; TREATMENT DURATION; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

EID: 51249114064     PISSN: 13632752     EISSN: 17412692     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13632750802253202     Document Type: Article

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