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Young Children with Disabilities in Natural Environments: Methods and Procedures (2006)
Focusing on children from birth to age 5, gives specific practical knowledge on a range of critical procedures for working with children effectively. Includes guidelines on how to use naturalistic and systematic instruction together, a focus on cultural competence and an integrated, non-categorical approach that weaves together information across disabilities, developmental domains, and ages. 392 pp.
The Developmental Systems Approach to Early Intervention (2005)
Discusses importance of applying a developmental systems framework to early intervention, integrating the services of various agencies and personnel, and maximizing inclusion in home and community life for children with disabilities. Gives suggestions and specific recommendations for improving practices in areas of screening, assessment, preventive and early intervention, program evaluation and transitions for children with disabilities. Explores practices in other countries. 674 pp.
Challenging Behavior in Young Children: Understanding, Preventing, and Responding Effectively (2007)
Provides strategies for addressing challenging behaviors and in-depth explanations of the research on which they are based. Vivid classroom examples illuminate evidence-based techniques that work with the most difficult behaviors to benefit every child in the classroom. 320 pp.
Positive Beginnings: Supporting Young Children with Challenging Behavior (2005)
Gives materials covering social and communication development, determining the meaning of challenging behavior, positive behavior interventions and support, teaming to build a behavior support plan, intervention in everyday settings, and supporting families. CD-ROM
Early Intervention with Multi-Risk Families (2006)
Shows service providers how to help multi-risk families, including those with poverty, domestic violence, teen parenthood, mental illness, and substance abuse, by using an integrative model that brings together the most effective intervention techniques from a variety of theoretical approaches, parenting strategies, and innovative programs. 528 pp.
Every Child Deserves a Medical Home: Training Manual (2004)
Gives an overview of the medical home approach to quality, comprehensive health care for children with special needs. Training curriculum includes components of family-professional partnerships; practices, policies and procedures; comprehensive, coordinated collaborative care; transitions; state and local advocacy; and surveillance and screening. CD-ROM. See also 3800/32794 for printed manual (2000).
Mental Health in Early Intervention (2006)
Discusses effective assessment and intervention with infants and young children, and the need to incorporate psychological, medical, and family factors— including infant mental health and early intervention. Integration of these two fields introduces mental health concepts to supervisors and students in early intervention and teaches mental health professionals more about early intervention. 482 pp.
Engaging Autism: Using the Floortime Approach to Help Children Relate, Communicate, and Think (2006)
Presents the Floortime approach to autism to guide the efforts of speech pathologists, occupational therapists, and educators to work with the family. Builds on the latest research on the development of the mind and brain. This approach can be applied at a very early stage, when signs of autism first appear, with the hope of preventing the full onset of autism. 448 pp.
Social and Communication Development in Autism Spectrum Disorders: Early Identification, Diagnosis, and Intervention (2006)
Highlights connections between ASD and specific early social-communication impairments, including problems with joint attention, imitation, and play, with a focus on what clinicians can do to help. Reviews innovative screening and assessment practices and evidence-based intervention and prevention strategies. 367 pp.
Young Children with Disabilities in Natural Environments: Methods and Procedures (2006)
Focusing on children from birth to age 5, gives specific practical knowledge on a range of critical procedures for working with children effectively. Includes guidelines on how to use naturalistic and systematic instruction together, a focus on cultural competence and an integrated, non-categorical approach that weaves together information across disabilities, developmental domains, and ages. 392 pp.
