Effects of in-service training on early intervention practitioners' use of family-systems intervention practices in the USA

Professional Development in Education

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 181-196

  Dunst, Carl J ^a   Trivette, Carol M ^a   Deal, Angela G ^b  

^a Orelena Hawks Puckett Institute   (United States)

^b North Carolina Infant Toddler Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Active learning; Early intervention; Family systems practices; In service training; Practitioner capabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953006749     PISSN: 19415257     EISSN: 19415265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19415257.2010.527779     Document Type: Article

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