'Stroppy' or 'confident'? Do carers and professionals view the impact of transition support on young people differently?

British Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 154-160

  Kaehne, Axel ^a   Beyer, Stephen ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employment support; Intellectual disabilities; Learning disabilities; Social services; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955625494     PISSN: 13544187     EISSN: 14683156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3156.2010.00642.x     Document Type: Article

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