Caring for Children With Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and Their Families: An Innovative Approach to Interdisciplinary Practice

by Patricia Ann Prelock

Children with neurodevelopmental disabilities such as mental retardation or autism present multiple challenges to their families, health care providers, and teachers. Professionals consulted by desperate parents often see the problems from their own angle only and diagnosis and intervention efforts wind up fragmented and ineffective. This book presents a model multidisciplinary approach to care--family-centered and collaborative--that has proven effective...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805844775
• ISBN13: 9780805844771
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 394 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.0"