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Working With Parents As Direct Intervention Agents

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 October 2015

David J. Leach
David J. Leach*
Affiliation:
Murdoch University

Abstract

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Parental involvement as tutors or behaviour problem-solvers with regular school children is increasing. This paper sketches some reasons for this and outlines a set of principles for working with parents for use by practitioners.

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Type
Editorial
Information
The Educational and Developmental Psychologist , Volume 3 , Issue 2 , November 1986, pp. 1 - 5
Copyright
Copyright © Australian Psychological Society 1986

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