Ethical challenges in the treatment of individuals with intellectual disabilities

Ethics and Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 407-418

  Adams, Zachary W ^a   Boyd, Sara E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Clinical competence; Ethics; Intellectual disabilities; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650259879     PISSN: 10508422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10508422.2010.521439     Document Type: Article

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