The Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (DESSA) comprehensive system: Screening, assessing, planning, and monitoring

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology

Volumn 55, Issue , 2018, Pages 62-70

  LeBuffe, Paul A ^a   Shapiro, Valerie B ^b   Robitaille, Jennifer L ^a  

^a Devereux Center for Resilient Children   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; DESSA; DESSA Mini; Multitiered Systems of Support (MTSS); Screening; Social and emotional learning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEARNING; MALE; MONITORING; SCREENING; STUDENT;

EID: 85019348729     PISSN: 01933973     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appdev.2017.05.002     Document Type: Article

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