Collaboration between educational psychologists and speech and language therapists: Barriers and opportunities

Educational Psychology in Practice

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 125-140

  Dunsmuir, Sandra ^a,b   Clifford, Vivienne ^c   Took, Sarah ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Reading Educational Psychology Service   (United Kingdom)

^c Harrow Educational Psychology Service   (United Kingdom)

^d Wokingham Educational Psychology Service   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85045165466     PISSN: 02667363     EISSN: 14695839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02667360600668246     Document Type: Article

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