Early Intervention in Action: Working Across Disciplines to Support Infants, Young Children, and Their Families (Chen, with contributors)

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Early Intervention in Action
Working Across Disciplines to Support Infants with Multiple Disabilities and Their Families
Edited by Deborah Chen, Ph.D., with M. Diane Klein, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Elise Holloway, MPH, OTR/L, Janice Myck-Wayne, Ed.D., Patricia Salcedo, M.A., & Rita Snell, M.A., R.P.T.

"Very valuable insights into best practices . . . I continue to refer back to the video clips when setting up or reviewing my practice with my students. When I share the pictures and video clips with parents, they connect to the experience of another parent, and become more willing to try various activities and strategies."
—Carole Shugard, M.A., Early Start Teacher, San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools

There's never been an early intervention text like this! A core textbook on a single convenient CD-ROM, Early Intervention in Action is an interactive training tool on a subject every EI professional needs to master: how to collaborate effectively with other service providers to address the complex needs of infants with multiple disabilities. Perfect for the growing number of distance learning courses—as well as traditional university courses and inservice professional development—this one-of-a-kind text ensures that early intervention practitioners

Benefit from hands-on learning. The 41 captioned video clips embedded in the text give students what other textbooks can't: vivid demonstrations of key concepts and an inside look at the support needs of real children and families.
Apply recommended practices with specialized populations. This single textbook compiles all the critical, hard-to-find information professionals need to work with children with a wide range of disabilities.
Work successfully with other professionals & families. Educators, occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech-language pathologists, and other professionals will learn to collaborate with each other and with families to provide coordinated services and improve child outcomes.
Learn what's most important. Professionals will get practical guidance on addressing early communication development, sensory processing, motor development, vision, and hearing—and infusing interdisciplinary interventions into the child's daily routine.

Accessible, interactive, and easy to navigate, this textbook-on-CD will help pre-and inservice professionals understand the needs of infants with multiple disabilities—and ensure better outcomes for children and families.

Why users will love this textbook on CD-ROM:

• Easy to navigate, with clickable links that let users jump to the information they need

• Enhanced with dozens of high-quality video clips

• Learning objectives and self-assessments

• Field tested and informed by feedback from real students and early intervention service providers

• Flexible format—perfect for in-class or distance learning

ORDERING INFO
ISBN 978-1-55766-995-7
386 pages of text, with 41 video clips on CD-ROM
2009 / $69.95
Stock# 69957

Table of Contents

Introduction

Module 1: Working with Families

Module 2: Home Visiting Approaches in Early Intervention Serving Infants with Disabilities

Module 3: Early Communication Development and the Role of Caregiver–Child Interaction

Module 4: Sensory Processing in the Context of Early Intervention, Part 1

Module 5: Sensory Processing in the Context of Early Intervention, Part 2

Module 6: Motor Development and Physical Disabilities

Module 7: Vision Development and Visual Impairment

Module 8: Hearing Loss

Module 9: Infusing Interdisciplinary Interventions within the Daily Routine