Synthesizing cutting-edge knowledge from multiple disciplines, this book explores the impact of acquired brain injury and developmental disabilities on children's emerging social skills. The editors present an innovative framework for understanding how brain processes interact with social development in both typically developing children and clinical populations. Key issues in assessment are addressed, including ways to measure both social function and brain function using developmentally sound tools. Balancing theoretical and clinical concerns, the book describes promising interventions for promoting children's adjustment and helping them participate more fully in the social world. Illustrations include six color plates.
I. Introduction1. SOCIAL: A Theoretical Model of Developmental Social Neuroscience, Vicki Anderson and Miriam H. BeauchampII. Theoretical Contributions2. Peer Relations and Social Competence in Childhood, Kenneth H. Rubin, Annie Schulz Begle, and Kristina L. McDonald3. Brain Development and the Emergence of Social Function, Stephanie Burnett Heyes, Catherine L. Sebastian, and Kathrin Cohen Kadosh4. Social and Moral Functioning: A Cognitive Neuroscience Perspective, Bradley C. Taber-Thomas and Daniel Tranel5. Environmental Contributions to the Development of Social Competence: Focus on Parents, Amy E. Root, Paul D. Hastings, and Kari L. MaxwellIII. Assessing Social Function6. Measuring Social Skills with Questionnaires and Rating Scales, Frank Muscara and Louise Crowe7. Measuring the Different Components of Social Cognition in Children and Adolescents, Rosee Bruneau-Bherer, Amelie M. Achim, and Philip L. Jackson8. Theory-Driven Imaging Paradigms and Social Functions: Implications for Management Strategies, Julian J. Dooley, Stefanie Rosema, and Miriam H. Beauchamp9. Measurement of Social Participation, Gary BedellIV. Disrupted Social Function10. Theoretical Approaches to Understanding Social Function in Childhood Brain Insults: Toward the Integration of Social Neuroscience and Developmental Psychology, Keith Owen Yeates, Erin D. Bigler, Cynthia A. Gerhardt, Kenneth H. Rubin, Terry Stancin, H. Gerry Taylor, and Kathryn Vannatta11. Impact of Early Brain Insult on the Development of Social Competence, Vicki Anderson, Stefanie Rosema, Alison Gomes, and Cathy Catroppa12. Social Development and Traumatic Brain Injury in Children and Adolescents, Gerri Hanten, Harvey S. Levin, Mary R. Newsome, and Randy S. Scheibel13. Genetic Disorders and Social Problems, Kylie M. Gray and Kim Cornish14. Pediatric Brain-Injury-Related Psychiatric Disorders and Social Function, Jeffrey E. Max15. Social Cognition in Autism, Baudouin Forgeot d'Arc and Laurent MottronV. Social Interventions16. Pragmatic Language Impairment after Brain Injury: Social Implications and Treatment Models, Skye McDonald, Lyn S. Turkstra, and Leanne Togher17. Family-Centered and Parent-Based Models for Treating Socio-Behavioral Problems in Children with Acquired Brain Injury, Damith T. Woods, Cathy Catroppa, and Vicki Anderson18. Social Anxiety and Its Treatment in Children and Adolescents with Acquired Brain Injury, Cheryl Soo, Robyn L. Tate, and Ronald M. Rapee
