Direct Behavior Rating (DBR): An Emerging Method for Assessing Social Behavior Within a Tiered Intervention System

Assessment for Effective Intervention

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 195-200

  Chafouleas, Sandra M ^a   Riley Tillman, T Chris ^b   Christ, Theodore J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 84990379144     PISSN: 15345084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534508409340391     Document Type: Editorial

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