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An Innovative Multidisciplinary Approach to Identifying At-risk Students in Primary Schools

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2016

Marilyn Campbell
Marilyn Campbell*
Affiliation:
Queensland University of Technology, Australia
*
Queensland University of Technology, Victoria Park Rd, Kelvin Grove QLD 4059, Australia. Email: ma.campbell@qut.edu.au
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Abstract

Identification processes for at-risk students in primary schools are pivotal for the implementation of appropriate and timely intervention strategies. With increasingly complex problems facing youth today, it is vital to have identification and referral processes that are effective and efficient. This paper describes an innovative multidisciplinary approach for identification and referral that can be implemented in primary schools.

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Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , December 2003 , pp. 159 - 166
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2003

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