| Description |
1 online resource (249 pages) |
| Contents |
Intro; Preface; Acknowledgments; Prologue: There's No Place Like Home; Part I: Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury: Understanding the Problem and Developing a Philosophy of Treatment; Chapter One: The Scope of the Problem; Chapter Two: A Philosophy for Treatment; Chapter Three: The Power of Collaboration; Chapter Four: Quality of Life Issues; Part II: Assessing Cognitive-Communicative Strengths and Needs: A Problem-Solving Approach; Chapter Five: Understanding Individual Cognitive-Communicative Capabilities; Chapter Six: Scanning and Analyzing the Environment and People in the Environment |
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Part III: Treatment of Cognitive-Communicative Strengths and Needs: An Interactive ApproachChapter Seven: Making Communication Work; Chapter Eight: Modifying the Communication Environment; Chapter Nine: Educational Issues: Planning for School Participation; Part IV: Applying the Proactive Approach; Chapter Ten: A Guide for Implementation: A Case Example; Epilogue: Down the Yellow Brick Road; Appendix A: PDA Intervention Plan; Appendix B: Cognitive-Communicative Areas: General Behaviors, Social Behaviors, Expressive Language, Receptive Language, and Written Language |
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Appendix C: Language Demands of the Curriculum: Implications for Students with Traumatic Brain InjuryReferences; Index |
| Summary |
This book is written for the many service providers and families who support children or adolescents with TBI. The authors' proactive approach encourages strong collaborative partnerships between family, healthcare, and education providers in order to acquire the insights, knowledge, and tools needed to identify problems and implement personalized solutions. The authors stress the importance of focusing on cognitive-communication skills and supporting reintegration and functional success in home, school, community and work situations |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Brain-damaged children -- Rehabilitation.
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Communicative disorders in children -- Treatment
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Infants.
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Children.
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Brain Injuries, Traumatic -- diagnosis
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Brain Injuries, Traumatic -- therapy
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Brain Injuries, Traumatic -- psychology
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Infant
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Child
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Adolescent
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infants.
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children (people by age group)
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MEDICAL -- Surgery -- General.
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Infants
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Children
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Brain-damaged children -- Rehabilitation
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Communicative disorders in children -- Treatment
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
DePompei, Roberta, author
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| ISBN |
9781635500424 |
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1635500427 |
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