Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mental retardation services
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Community Programs for the Mentally Handicapped Young Adult
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mental retardation services
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Programs for the Handicapped
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ISBN:
Category : People with disabilities
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Children with Disabilities
Author: Mark L. BatshawPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Psychology
Languages : en
Pages : 924
Book Description
This reference provides coverage of the developmental, clinical, educational, family and intervention issues related to the care of children with disabilities. Readers will explore the beginning of life from conception to infancy, including factors in each stage that can cause disability; learn about child development, including physical development and preventable threats; go in-depth on specific developmental disabilities they'll likely encounter; and find guidelines on conducting interventions, managing outcomes, and working with families. preservice and in-service professionals. The book features case stories, a glossary of key terms and appendices about medications, resources and syndromes and inborn errors of metabolism.
Opportunities for Improving Programs and Services for Children with Disabilities
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309472245
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
Although the general public in the United States assumes children to be generally healthy and thriving, a substantial and growing number of children have at least one chronic health condition. Many of these conditions are associated with disabilities and interfere regularly with children's usual activities, such as play or leisure activities, attending school, and engaging in family or community activities. In their most severe forms, such disorders are serious lifelong threats to children's social, emotional well-being and quality of life, and anticipated adult outcomes such as for employment or independent living. However, pinpointing the prevalence of disability among children in the U.S. is difficult, as conceptual frameworks and definitions of disability vary among federal programs that provide services to this population and national surveys, the two primary sources for prevalence data. Opportunities for Improving Programs and Services for Children with Disabilities provides a comprehensive analysis of health outcomes for school-aged children with disabilities. This report reviews and assesses programs, services, and supports available to these children and their families. It also describes overarching program, service, and treatment goals; examines outreach efforts and utilization rates; identifies what outcomes are measured and how they are reported; and describes what is known about the effectiveness of these programs and services.
The Role of Occupational Therapy in Developing a Community Day Program for Young Adults with Intellectual Disabilities (ID)
Author: Karin BravoPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders defines intellectual disability (ID) as "a disorder with onset during the developmental period that includes both intellectual and adaptive function deficits in conceptual, social, and practical domain." Young adults with ID from ages twenty-two to thirty may transition to community day programs post-school, where they are cared for by direct support providers (DSPs). In Gwinnett County, Georgia, it is the author's experience that young adults with ID currently have difficulty with transitioning from a specialized medically fragile program of Gwinnett County Public Schools to mainstream adult services in the community post-graduation. Anecdotally, there are community day programs in the region, but they do not accept individuals with severe profound intellectual disabilities with complex needs. This is due to a lack of DSPs who are trained to provide support with individuals who have such levels of disabilities and needs. Providing training in the community-based program can increase collaboration between DSPs and occupational therapy practitioners to improve service delivery to young adults with ID. As the DSPs at the day program gain knowledge and hands-on experience through the proposed program development plan, the day program may allot some of their placements to young adults with ID who are medically fragile.
Models of Community Support Services
Author: Beth A. StroulPublisher:
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Category : Community mental health services
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
The Future of Disability in America
Author: Institute of MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309104726
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 619
Book Description
The future of disability in America will depend on how well the U.S. prepares for and manages the demographic, fiscal, and technological developments that will unfold during the next two to three decades. Building upon two prior studies from the Institute of Medicine (the 1991 Institute of Medicine's report Disability in America and the 1997 report Enabling America), The Future of Disability in America examines both progress and concerns about continuing barriers that limit the independence, productivity, and participation in community life of people with disabilities. This book offers a comprehensive look at a wide range of issues, including the prevalence of disability across the lifespan; disability trends the role of assistive technology; barriers posed by health care and other facilities with inaccessible buildings, equipment, and information formats; the needs of young people moving from pediatric to adult health care and of adults experiencing premature aging and secondary health problems; selected issues in health care financing (e.g., risk adjusting payments to health plans, coverage of assistive technology); and the organizing and financing of disability-related research. The Future of Disability in America is an assessment of both principles and scientific evidence for disability policies and services. This book's recommendations propose steps to eliminate barriers and strengthen the evidence base for future public and private actions to reduce the impact of disability on individuals, families, and society.
Resources in Education
Author: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)
Author: American Psychiatric AssociationPublisher: American Psychiatric Publishing
ISBN: 9781955245180
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Parenting Matters
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309388570
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 525
Book Description
Decades of research have demonstrated that the parent-child dyad and the environment of the familyâ€"which includes all primary caregiversâ€"are at the foundation of children's well- being and healthy development. From birth, children are learning and rely on parents and the other caregivers in their lives to protect and care for them. The impact of parents may never be greater than during the earliest years of life, when a child's brain is rapidly developing and when nearly all of her or his experiences are created and shaped by parents and the family environment. Parents help children build and refine their knowledge and skills, charting a trajectory for their health and well-being during childhood and beyond. The experience of parenting also impacts parents themselves. For instance, parenting can enrich and give focus to parents' lives; generate stress or calm; and create any number of emotions, including feelings of happiness, sadness, fulfillment, and anger. Parenting of young children today takes place in the context of significant ongoing developments. These include: a rapidly growing body of science on early childhood, increases in funding for programs and services for families, changing demographics of the U.S. population, and greater diversity of family structure. Additionally, parenting is increasingly being shaped by technology and increased access to information about parenting. Parenting Matters identifies parenting knowledge, attitudes, and practices associated with positive developmental outcomes in children ages 0-8; universal/preventive and targeted strategies used in a variety of settings that have been effective with parents of young children and that support the identified knowledge, attitudes, and practices; and barriers to and facilitators for parents' use of practices that lead to healthy child outcomes as well as their participation in effective programs and services. This report makes recommendations directed at an array of stakeholders, for promoting the wide-scale adoption of effective programs and services for parents and on areas that warrant further research to inform policy and practice. It is meant to serve as a roadmap for the future of parenting policy, research, and practice in the United States.