The present study addressed the functional assessment and treatment of self-injury in an 18-yearold resident within a pediatric, nursing-care facility. During Phase 1 of the study, the rate of self-injurious eye-pressing was recorded when the client wore large protective mittens and conditions in wh
Assessment and treatment of self-injury in a deaf-blind child
✍ Scribed by James K. Luiselli
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 430 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1573-3580
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