Program integrity and effectiveness of a cognitive behavioral intervention for incarcerated youth on cognitive distortions, social skills, and moral development

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1720-1728

  Helmond, Petra ^a   Overbeek, Geertjan ^a   Brugman, Daniel ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Delinquent youth; Effectiveness; EQUIP; Intervention; Program integrity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863868194     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2012.05.001     Document Type: Article

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