Here's How to Do Early Intervention for Speech and Language: Empowering Parents

[+] Enlarge Image Author(s):  Karyn Searcy, MA, CCC-SLP Description:	Member: $71.95 Qty:

From Plural Publishing

This book helps early interventionists develop approaches that jump-start the communication process, strengthen parent confidence, and promote healthier parent-child relationships.

This how-to resource provides specific techniques and guidelines designed to:
• review the early intervention system and provide guidelines for parents
• explore the development of typical parent-child interaction
• review the grieving process and how it relates to parents of children with developmental delays and disorders, including autism
• review developmental and behavioral theories and techniques for early intervention
• discuss benefits of collaboration between researchers and clinicians
• provide specific strategies for parents and therapists to playfully develop functional communication through gestures, modified signs and sound imitation skills
• review effective measurement, tracking and record progress options

A DVD is included containing video interviews with parents describing their journey through the early intervention process. A CD with reproducible parent and therapist worksheets for treatment and system tracking is also provided.

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