Preschoolers' Social Skills: Advances in Assessment for Intervention Using Social Behavior Ratings

School Mental Health

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 179-190

  Frey, Jennifer R ^a   Elliott, Stephen N ^b   Gresham, Frank M ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Intervention; Preschool; Problem behavior; Social skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 81955160843     PISSN: 18662625     EISSN: 18662633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12310-011-9060-y     Document Type: Review

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