Family sessions as part of child psychological assessment: Goals, techniques, clinical utility, and therapeutic value

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 547-558

  Tharinger, Deborah J ^a   Finn, Stephen E ^b   Austin, Cynthia A ^a   Gentry, Lauren B ^a   Bailey, Karen Elaine ^a   Parton, Victoria T ^a   Fisher, Melissa E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Center for Therapeutic Assessment   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FAMILY INTERACTION; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 54249114416     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00223890802388400     Document Type: Article

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