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Including People with Difficult Behavior in the Community
Offers case studies, research-based strategies, and discussion on behavioral intervention with people who engage in challenging and self-injurious behavior, highlighting the significant role of parent and family support. Topics include naturalistic language intervention; early intervention; school i
Positive Approaches and People with Difficult Behavior
This accessible and absorbing text describes how the interactive process of learning to listen can help support providers replace overly controlling behavior modification techniques with thoughtful, practical alternatives.;
This book reveals how the authors' findings from their research in psychology, neuropsychology, special education, and medicine can help clinicians assess and remediate reading and attention disorders.
Tells the story of the landmark research study that uncovered the widely cited "word gap" between children from low-income homes and their more economically advantaged peers. This groundbreaking research has spurred hundreds of studies and programs, including the White House's Bridging the Word Gap campaign
Early Intervention Practices to Enhance Adaptive Behavior and Resilience
Based on the premise that effective coping facilitates effective learning, this essential guide explains how to integrate a child's developmental skills with daily functional living.
Gives service providers helpful strategies for increasing effectiveness and maintaining well-being while working in the rewarding yet challenging field of human services. This intuitive guide also offers guidelines for working with families, coping with stress and burnout, and enhancing service management and quality.
Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales (CSBS (TM))
The CSBS (TM) Test Kit contains the testing and scoring materials for the Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales (CSBS (TM)), one of the best measures of early communication in children 8-24 months (or up to 72 months if developmental delays are present). The norm-referenced, standardized CSBS (TM) uses parent interviews and naturalistic ......
This field-tested curriculum, serving learners from kindergarten through age 21, is designed to prepare students with disabilities to thrive in the real world.
Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales (CSBS (TM))
Guides you through all of the structured play activities in CSBS, providing footage of assessments with a range of typically developing children. The DVD is part of CSBS, a norm-referenced, standardized tool that uses parent interview and direct observation to assess infants, toddlers, and preschoolers at risk for communication delays and ......
