Early intervention in transition : current perspectives on programs for handicapped children
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Early intervention in transition : current perspectives on programs for handicapped children
Praeger, 1991
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The growing prominence of ecological and social systems perspectives in the child development and family studies fields is having a significant impact on the conceptualization and delivery of early intervention services. The exclusive focus on the handicapped or developmentally delayed child is gradually giving way to a much broader focus on the family as a system. The parent-child relationship is increasingly becoming a major intervention target. At the same time, the need to fine-tune intervention programs to respond to the unique needs of different etiological groups is being emphasized. This book brings together the conceptual and empirical work of a number of scholars whose current research is at the leading edge of these shifts.
The volume consists of an introductory overview of transitions occurring in the early intervention field, a six-chapter section dealing with current themes and conceptualizations of early intervention, and a four-chapter section focusing on international perspectives that describes influences on and noticeable trends in early intervention programming and research in several countries. This book by its nature has an international appeal--but perhaps more significantly it affords American researchers a unique opportunity to learn about the field of intervention as practiced in other lands. The volume is intended for researchers, graduate and senior undergraduate students, program developers and administrators in the early intervention field, and other human service professionals.
Table of Contents
Preface Thematic Issues Overview of Trends and Issues in Early Intervention Theory and Research by Kofi Marfo and Christine Cook Toward an Etiology-Specific Strategy of Early Intervention with Handicapped Children by Robert M. Hodapp and Elisabeth M. Dykens Down's Syndrome and Cognitive Enhancement: Not Like the Others by David Gibson Family-Focused Intervention: Clinical, Training, and Research Implications by Rune J. Simeonsson and Donald B. Bailey, Jr. The Transactional Model of Early Home Intervention: Application with Developmentally Delayed Children and Their Families by Maria E. Barrera At the Crossroad: Reviewing and Rethinking Interaction Coaching by Jeanette A. McCollum The Maternal Directiveness Theme in Mother-Child Interaction Research: Implications for Early Intervention by Kofi Marfo International Perspectives Early Intervention in the United States by Marcia Summers and Mark S. Innocenti The Evolution and Current Status of Early Intervention in Canada by Kofi Marfo The Changing Face of Early Intervention in Australia: Following Fads and Fashions? by Alan Hayes Early Intervention in the United Kingdom: Historical Perspectives and Current Provision by Peter Sturmey Bibliography Author Index Subject Index
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