Assessment Feedback With Parents and Preadolescent Children: A Collaborative Approach

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 600-609

  Tharinger, Deborah J ^a   Finn, Stephen E ^b   Hersh, Brooke ^a   Wilkinson, Alison ^c   Christopher, Gina B ^a   Tran, Ai ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b Center for Therapeutic Assessment

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

children; collaborative assessment; feedback; parents; psychological assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 57949085272     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.39.6.600     Document Type: Article

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