This authoritative handbook reviews the breadth of current knowledge about developmental disabilities: neuroscientific and genetic foundations; the impact on health, learning, and behavior; and effective educational and clinical practices. Leading authorities analyze what works in intervening with diverse children and families, from infancy through the school years and the transition to adulthood. Chapters present established and emerging approaches to promoting communication and language abilities, academic skills, positive social relationships, and vocational and independent living skills. Current practices in positive behavior support are discussed, as are strategies for supporting family adaptation and resilience.
This bibliography, which covers literature from 1947 through 1984, contains entries for 2,154 documents. Most documents are journal articles but they also include research reports, rehabilitation facility in-house materials, speeches, unpublished papers, and hardcover books. The bibliography serves as a reference to the literature in vocational evaluation and adjustment services and as a catalog. (All of the literature listed here is available on a loan basis from the Information Retrieval System of the Materials Development Center, School of Education and Human Services, University of Wisconsin-Stout.) Most of the literature listed is directly related to the processes of vocational evaluation or adjustment services and likely to have been written by a vocational evaluator, an adjustment specialist, or a teacher in one of these areas. Other literataure about topics important and useful to the process is also included. Examples are literature related to the Dictionary of Occupational Titles or behavior modification. The entry for each document provides this information: author/developer/institution/editor; title; source (publication), date, issue, and pagination; or place and date of publication. Author and subject indexes are provided. (YLB)