Applied psychology and the case for individual casework: Some reflections on the role of the educational psychologist

Educational Psychology in Practice

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 71-84

  Boyle, Christopher ^a   Lauchlan, Fraser ^a,b  

^a Cedarwood Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Applied psychology; Casework based interventions; Educational psychologist

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952182789     PISSN: 02667363     EISSN: 14695839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02667360802697639     Document Type: Article

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