A rational emotive behavioral approach to improve anger management and reduce office referrals in middle school children: A formative investigation and evaluation

Journal of Applied School Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 39-66

  Sharp, Shannon R ^a   McCallum, R Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anger; Evaluation; Middle school; Rebt; Referrals

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650068722     PISSN: 15377903     EISSN: 15377911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J370v21n01_03     Document Type: Article

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