Each child on the autism spectrum has a unique set of special needs. That's why their parents deserve a smart, caring advocate to help zero in on proven interventions that are right for their child. This title guides parents through the complex maze of treatment options. It shows how to obtain an assessment of a child's strengths and weaknesses.
Helps administrators, supervisors, and program directors gather the crucial data schools need to strengthen classroom quality and build better literacy programs, both by improving teacher development and comparing their practices with others.
For well over a century the Catholic Church has articulated clear positions on many issues of public concern, particularly economics, capital punishment, foreign affairs, sexual morality, and abortion. This title offers an examination of the role Catholic clergy play in shaping the political views of their congregations.
* Pioneers an alternative commentary genre * Unprecedented insight into Acts as a document of the fourth generation of the fourth generation of the Jesus movement, and the third generation of Pauline Christianity * Includes a new translation of the Book of Acts and cultural notes on specific passages
* Provides a specific and disciplined set of tools for study and analysis of contexts * Helps preachers to discern values, meanings, and worldviews in their contexts * Keyed to online sermon samples and other Web-based features to enhance teaching
Presents a framework for culturally competent practice with children and families in child maltreatment cases. This book includes strategies and examples to help readers address cultural concerns at each stage of the assessment and intervention process. It helps gain skills for maximizing the accuracy of assessments for physical and sexual abuse.
Presents a unified set of clinical guidelines for conceptualizing, assessing, and treating challenging presentations of depression. This book also offers knowledge and tools for delivering competent care to specific populations of depressed patients: ethnic minorities; lesbian, gay, and bisexual people; adolescents; and older adults.
Provides information and strategies for assessing and treating internalizing problems in school settings. This title details more than 40 specific psychoeducational and psychosocial intervention techniques with a focus on approaches that are evidence based, broadly applicable, and easy to implement.
Grounded in the findings on typically and atypically developing infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, this work shows the connections between ASD and impairments in joint attention, communication and language, play, and imitation. It also explores the developmental and neurobiological processes that underlie social-communication deficits in ASD.
