1st Edition
Caring for Children With Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and Their Families An Innovative Approach to Interdisciplinary Practice
394 Pages
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Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
184 Pages
by
Routledge
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Children with neurodevelopmental disabilities such as mental retardation or autism present multiple challenges to their families, health care providers, and teachers. Professionals consulted by desperate parents often see the problems from their own angle only and diagnosis and intervention efforts wind up fragmented and ineffective. This book presents a model multidisciplinary approach to... Read more
Contents: Preface. P.A. Prelock, C.M. Vargas, A Different Kind of Challenge. J. Yoder, N. DiVenere, Family-Centered Care and the Family's Perspective: Traumatic Brain Injury, Cancer, and Co-Morbid Learning Challenges. C.M. Vargas, J. Beatson, Cultural Competence in Differential Diagnosis: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Reactive Attachment Disorder. D.A. O'Rourke, S.H. Contompasis, M. Holland, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Follow-Up Clinic: Interdisciplinary Developmental Assessment for At-Risk Infants and Their Families. D.A. O'Rourke, R. Dennis, Community-Based, Interdisciplinary Assessment: Considering the Context for a Child With Spina Bifida. M.P. Dewees, J.E. Beatson, P. Douglas, Care Coordination in Challenging Contexts: Attention Deficit, Learning Disabilities, and Hearing Impairment. S.H. Contompasis, S. Burchard, On the Cutting Edge of Ethical Dilemmas: Reconciling an Adolescent's Transition to Adulthood. J. Yoder, S. Burchard, Parent to Parent Practicum to Learn About the Family Perspective: Down Syndrom and Celiac Disease. P.A. Prelock, C.M. Vargas, The Role of Partnerships in Program Development for Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorders. P.J. Cooper, R. Dennis, Building Capacity in Law, Policy, and Leadership: Public Administration in Support of Families and Clinicians. C.M. Vargas, P.A. Prelock, P.J. Cooper, The Pillars, the Process, and the People: An Innovative Approach to Training Health Professionals in Interdisciplinary Practice.
Biography
Claudia Maria Vargas, Patricia Ann Prelock
