Randomized controlled trial of the Prevent-Teach-Reinforce (PTR) tertiary intervention for students with problem behaviors: Preliminary outcomes

Journal of Emotional and Behavioral Disorders

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 213-225

  Iovannone, Rose ^a   Greenbaum, Paul E ^a   Wang, Wei ^a   Kincaid, Don ^a   Dunlap, Glen ^a   Strain, Phil ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral interventions; Functional behavioral assessment; Randomized controlled trials

Indexed keywords

EID: 70450069602     PISSN: 10634266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1063426609337389     Document Type: Article

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