Educational psychologists and multi-agency working: Exploring professional identity

Educational Psychology in Practice

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 97-111

  Gaskell, Sarah ^a   Leadbetter, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Educational Psychologist; multi agency working; professional identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054103427     PISSN: 02667363     EISSN: 14695839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02667360902905031     Document Type: Article

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