Screening for learning disabilities in young adult career counseling.
The Strengths and Weaknesses Academic Profile (SWAP) was constructed in Israel in response to the local need of career counselors for a valid, reliable, comprehensive, parsimonious, and computerized screening device for identifying those likely to be at risk of learning disabilities (LD). The method...
| Publicado en: | Work Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 201 - 211 |
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| Formato: | equations & formulas research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2009
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