Practice Involves More Than Treatment: How Can Evidence-Based Assessment Catch Up to Evidence-Based Treatment?

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 173-177

  Jensen Doss, Amanda ^a  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

Effectiveness; Evidence based assessment; Evidence based practice; Evidence based treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958734476     PISSN: 09695893     EISSN: 14682850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2850.2011.01248.x     Document Type: Article

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