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Grounded in current best practices, this unique volume describes how to intervene effectively to promote the optimal health and functioning of children with neurodevelopmental disabilities. Leading scientist-practitioners discuss the psychosocial aspects of a range of acquired and congenital disorders and how they can be targeted in assessment and treatment. Presented are innovative approaches to managing cognitive, emotional, and behavioral challenges; enhancing participation in social activities and school; and facilitating family problem solving. Particular attention is given to ways that psychologists, health professionals, and educators can collaborate to meet children's changing rehabilitation needs over the course of development.

Tabla de contenidos provista por Syndetics

• Part I Overview
• 1 Introduction to Childhood Disability(p. 3)
• Part II Psychological and Social Aspects of Childhood Disability
• 2 Traumatic Brain Injury(p. 23)
• 3 Spinal Cord Injury(p. 42)
• 4 Early Medical Risks and Disability(p. 61)
• 5 Physical Impairments and Disability(p. 81)
• 6 Chronic Illness and Neurodevelopmental Disability(p. 98)
• 7 Hard-of-Hearing, Deafness, and Being Deaf(p. 119)
• 8 Visual Impairments(p. 132)
• Part III Innovative Treatment Strategies
• 9 Pediatric Family-Centered Rehabilitation(p. 149)
• 10 Interventions to Support Families of Children with Traumatic Brain Injuries(p. 170)
• 11 Cognitive and Behavioral Rehabilitation(p. 186)
• 12 Students with Acquired Brain Injury: Identification, Accommodations, and Transitions in the Schools(p. 208)
• 13 Social Integration of Children with Physical Disabilities(p. 234)
• 14 Empirically Based Interventions for Children with Autism(p. 249)
• 15 Systems Interventions for Comprehensive Care(p. 269)
• 16 Cultural Perspectives in Pediatric Rehabilitation(p. 289)
• 17 Epilogue(p. 309)
• Index(p. 323)

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Janet E. Farmer, PhD, is a Professor of Health Psychology and Child Health, University of Missouri-Columbia, and the Director of the Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders. She also established the Division of Pediatric Psychology and Neuropsychology in the Department of Health Psychology, and served as Clinical Director of a federal interdisciplinary training grant on neurodevelopmental disabilities. Her research investigates community-based interventions to enhance health and well-being in children with chronic conditions and their families. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) and a Diplomate in Rehabilitation Psychology.



Jacobus Donders, PhD, ABPP (CN, RP), is the Chief Psychologist at Mary Free Bed Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, Grand Rapids, Michigan. Board-certified by the American Board of Professional Psychology in both clinical neuropsychology and rehabilitation psychology, he is the coeditor of Child Neuropsychology, serves on the editorial boards of several other journals, and has published more than 80 scientific articles. His research interests include construct and criterion validity of neuropsychological test instruments and prediction of outcome after traumatic brain injury. He is a Fellow of the National Academy of Neuropsychology and of APA Divisions 40 (Clinical Neuropsychology) and 22 (Rehabilitation Psychology).



Seth Warschausky, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and Director of the Division of Rehabilitation Psychology and Neuropsychology, University of Michigan. A former President of APA Division 22, Section 1 (Pediatric Rehabilitation Psychology), he has served on the advisory board of the APA's Center for Psychology in Schools and Education. His research includes psychometric studies in child neuropsychology, studies of social integration of children with disabilities, and quality-of-life outcomes research.