Development of a measure to assess effective listening and interactive communication skills in the delivery of children's rehabilitation services

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 459-469

  King, Gillian A ^a   Servais, Michelle ^b   Bolack, Linda ^b   Shepherd, Tracy A ^b   Willoughby, Colleen ^b  

^a University of Toronto   (Canada)

^b THAMES VALLEY CHILDREN S CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Clinicians; Communication; ELICS; Listening; Professional training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION; REHABILITATION CENTER; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF EVALUATION; STANDARD;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIATRICS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REHABILITATION; REHABILITATION CENTERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF-ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84856441683     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2011.608143     Document Type: Article

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