Social skills assessment and intervention: Review and recommendations for school practitioners

Journal of Applied School Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-38

  Luiselli, James K ^a   McCarty, Joseph C ^a   Coniglio, Jennifer ^a   Zorilla Ramirez, Claudia ^a   Putnam, Robert F ^a  

^a May Center for Applied Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Intervention; Public schools; Rating scales; Social skills

Indexed keywords

EID: 84965158576     PISSN: 15377903     EISSN: 15377911     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J370v21n01_02     Document Type: Article

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