1st Edition

Screening for Children with Special Needs Multidisciplinary Approaches

Edited By Geoff Lindsay Copyright 1984
220 Pages
by Routledge

220 Pages
by Routledge

220 Pages
by Routledge

First published in 1984. Screening and prevention are key issues in health, education and welfare, yet they are also extremely vague. Many professionals are unaware of what can be done and who should do it, particularly in the important area of screening young children for special educational or medical provision. This book considers the problem from the standpoint of a whole range of... Read more

List of Figures;  List of Tables;  Preface;  Acknowledgments;  1. Introduction Geoff Lindsay  2. Medical Screening and Surveillance Ruth M. Powell  3. The Role of the Health Visitor Kathleen Jennings  4. Audiological Screening and Assessment Anna MacCarthy and Judith Connell  5. The Speech Therapist and Language Disorders Kath Thompson  6. Looking for Trouble: A Teacher’s Point of View Mary Jane Drummond  7. The Role of the Educational Psychologist Geoff Lindsay  8. The Social Worker: Front Line and Last Ditch Bryan Craig  9. The 1981 Education Act and its Implication Geoff Lindsay  10. Overview Geoff Lindsay;  Bibliography;  Notes on Contributors;  Index

Biography

Geoff Lindsay is Professor at Centre for Educational Development, Appraisal and Research, Warwick University.