Recognising and managing pupils with mental health difficulties: Teachers’ views and experiences on working with educational psychologists in schools

Pastoral Care in Education

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 127-142

  Rothí, Despina M ^a   Leavey, Gerard ^b   Best, Ron ^c  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROEHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Educational psychologists; Mental health; Schools; Teachers

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958097289     PISSN: 02643944     EISSN: 14680122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02643940802246419     Document Type: Article

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