About the Book
Public and private institutions are urging reform in the ways in which we serve children. The passage of Public Law 99-457 Part H. has been impetus for major philosophical shifts in attitude regarding early intervention. This book identifies indicators of quality early intervention and synthesizes this knowledge in the most up-to-date form. It covers the most current thinking of researchers who are experienced and knowledgeable in each of the major areas of early intervention. This book will be of interest to school practitioners, child psychologists and all mental health clinicians involved in early intervention.
Table of Contents:
Preface Evolution of the Early Intervention Philosophy, Richmond, Ayoub. Conceptualizing Eligibility for Early Intervention Services, Benn. Enhancing Screening Procedures for Infants and Toddlers: The Application of Knowledge to Public Policy and Program Initiatives, Kochanek. Definitional Issues: Prevalence, Participation, and Service Utilization, Foster, Foster. Creating Family-Centered Programs and Policies, Duwa, Wells, Lalinde. Traditions in Family Assessment: Toward and Inquiry-Oriented, Reflective Model, Bailey, Henderson. Sensible Strategies for Assessment in Early Intervention, Bagnato, Neisworth. Instruments for the Screening, Evaluation, and Assessment of Infants and Toddlers, Taylor. Models of Service Delivery, Bryant, Graham. Strategies for Creating Incisive Early Childhood Settings, Hanline, Galant. Characteristics of Quality-Effective Service Delivery Systems for Children with Special Needs, Graham, Bryant. Contemporary Therapies for Infants and Toddlers: Preferred Approaches, Vergara, Adams, Masin, Beckman. Predicting the Costs of Early Intervention, Hall, Stone, Walsh, Wager. Systems of Financing Early Intervention, Clifford, Bernier. Policy Designed for Diversity: New Initiatives for Children with Disabilities, Gallagher. Index.
About the Author :
Donna Bryant, Ph.D., is the Director of Family and Child Care Research Program at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center at the University of North Carolina. The Center is a fully inclusive model of family-focused, educational child care that serves 62 children from infancy to age 5. Other ongoing projects include a study of Head Start to public school transitions, a community-based demonstration of home- and center-based intervention for infants from disadvantaged families, and an evalution of North Carolina'a new initiatives to enhance child care and family services. Mimi A. Graham, Ed.D., is Associate Professor in Research at Florida State University's Center for Prevention and Early Intervention Policy, where she conducts policy research on at-risk infants and toddlers and their families. A designer of instructional training modules, she has conducted "Train the Trainer" workshops statewide on early intervention issues. She began her career as a Head Start Director in rural Virginia and served as principal of the Mailman Center for Child Development/Debbie School at the University of Miami Medical School. She was Education Director of the Robert Wood Johnson Miami site of the National Collaborative Infant Health and Development Program and is currently Project Director of a Florida replication of that study through the Centers for Disease Control.
Review :
"An impressive review of the field of early intervention....It summarizes well the state of the art as it is evolving. The book should be read for years to come." --Eleanor Stokes Szanton, Ph.D. "Implementing Early Intervention is by far the most comprehensive and useful book on early intervention to be published in recent years. Bryant and Graham have done a masterful job compiling a series of well written and practical chapters on a range of early intervention topics. I am especially impressed with the individual authors' translation of theory and research into practice. Implementing Early Intervention is must reading for researchers, program builders, and practitioners, as well as professionals involved in training early intervention personnel." --Carl J. Dunst, Ph.D.
"At last! A truly comprehensive book on early intervention. A must for every program planner, researcher, practitioner, and student." --Craig T. Ramey, Ph.D.
"Bryant and Graham have crafted a comprehensive and scholarly text on early intervention for infants and young children with disabilities and their families. The range of topics addressed in this book covers most issues pertinent to the field today. They have assembled an impressive array of leading experts who contribute chapters related to eligibility and assessment, family-centered and effective intervention practices, administration, and public policy. Of particular interest are two chapters on the costs and financing of early intervention, topics that are often not covered in most edited texts. This book is clearly an important contribution to the literature on early intervention and would serve as a valuable resource for practitioners, administrators, higher education faculty, and policy makers." --Sam Odom, Ph.D., Peabody College of Vanderbilt University
"The book covers essential topics in the area of early intervention." --Angela Love, Pittsburg State University (course: Preschool Exceptional Child, Grad.)
"This comprehensive, fact-filled, up-to-date, edited volume is clearly written, well organized, and could bring pediatric psychologist and their trainees up to pace on early intervention policy and practice. It could serve well as a text for a graduate course in applied developmental psychology of infancy and early childhood or as the basic readings for a continuing education seminar for practicing pediatric psychologists and clinical child psychologists." --Jeanette Reuter in Journal of Pediatric Psychology
"Overall, the book fills a gap in the early intervention literature and should be greatly beneficial to professional working in the area of early intervention." --David E. McIntosh, Contemporary Psychology
..".a good introduction to the field of early intervention." --Carole Christofk Upshur, University of Massachusetts at Boston
"The book is uniformly well-written and carefully organized. This book should prove to be a valuable resource for policy makers and program administrators. It would be appropriate for graduate seminars in early intervention. Researchers will find both integrative reviews of the literature and issues that need to be explored more fully....this book is an important contribution to the field of early intervention." --"Marriage and Family Review"
., .."a comprehensive review of the field of early intervention....Under the mandate of Public Law 99-457 and more recently under Part H of this law, early intervention for infants, toddlers, and young children is becoming a fact, and many of the chapters address issues that surround this legislation specifically. By bringing together a group of authors whose collective work provides a useful and timely overview of the problems and the potential solutions in implementing programs to fulfill the requirements of this law, Bryant and Graham have filled an important void." --"Harvard Educational Review"
., ."should be hailed as an important addition to the libraries of anyone interested in early childhood intervention....The advice and 'how to' information provided by the authors, who are themselves experienced with the new federal guidelines regarding early childhool intervention within various states, make it a particularly useful book to read. This book should appeal to professionals at all levels...." --"Child Development Abstracts & Bibliography"
