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Previously published as Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, this premier text has been significantly expanded and contemporized. The third edition reflects the many changes which have occurred in terms of law, legal actions, and changes in policy and practices throughout the field.The term mental retardation is rapidly disappearing in many circles and being replaced by the term intellectual disabilities.
In the United States alone, there are roughly three million individuals living with a developmental disability, but less than a third are active in the labor market. This book provides a comprehensive approach to developing a successful jobs program for persons with developmental disabilities, drawn from the author’s extensive experience and real success. The majority of persons with developmental disabilities are unemployed, underemployed, or still work in sheltered programs where it is almost impossible to reach their full potential.
Developed by IRIS Media’s team of experts in developmental disabilities and recreation, this program provides a step-by-step guide to help adults develop a personalized leisure plan. With 12 easy-to-follow lessons, the video and accompanying activity book show participants how to find new activities, learn new skills, have fun with friends, and overcome leisure obstacles. You can use Leisure Works!
Follow Mary, a young woman with developmental disabilities, as she masters a wide variety of critical life skills. Students love these fun videos, with Mary cooly and calmly demonstrating her many life skills while boyfriend Bruno and brother Carl mess up at every turn. In this classic video series, Mary participates in activities from all of the skills areas in the Life Skills Curricula, including Looking Good, Keeping House, Plan Your Day, Select-a-Meal, Shopping Smart (2 videos) and Home Cooking (2 videos). Each video, 25-30 minutes, 1988-1992, CC
This revised second edition of a definitive medical volume is the only resource with in-depth information on clinical care for individuals with developmental disabilities across the lifespan. With a strong focus on clinical application, top experts from diverse specialties and management perspectives give readers the most up-to-date information on a broad range of specific disabilities and key care delivery issues. Clinicians will increase their knowledge of
• adult care in the community
• women’s health
• geriatrics
• central nervous system complications
This DVD and CD (which holds the printable activity book ) are designed to help families think through and design a plan for the future. An engaging video follows the stories of four families as they attend a future planning class and begin the process of making important life decisions. The easy-to-use scrapbook-style workbook integrates with the video, providing families or caregivers with a permanent spot to record important information about their own lives. The included CD allows families to print and update scrapbook pages.Who can use this program:
This DVD, CD, and activity book are designed to help families think through and design a plan for the future. An engaging video follows the stories of four families as they attend a future planning class and begin the process of making important life decisions. The easy-to-use scrapbook-style workbook integrates with the video, providing families or caregivers with a permanent spot to record important information about their own lives.
For clinicians, recognizing and correctly interpreting any patient’s expression of pain is a challenge — but a necessity for timely and appropriate health care. If that patient has a developmental disability and self-report is unavailable, that challenge is magnified. That’s why every clinician needs this landmark volume. The first to synthesize research about this critical topic, this book will help ensure that healthcare professionals are better prepared to assess and manage pain in children and adults with a range of disabilities.
Person-centered planning is one of today’s hottest topics in disability. In this book, over forty experts from diverse specialties–including psychology, community inclusion, and professional development–examine this innovative practice from every angle! They show you the best ways a service team can get to know an individual’s interests and dreams to help that person realize life-changing possibilities. You will be able to…
• Explore concrete ways person-centered planning changes the lives of individuals with different levels of disabilities who live in various environments
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