Handbook of intellectual and developmental disabilities

Changes within the interdisciplinary field of intellectual and developmental disabilities are evolving at a rapid pace. Clinicians, academics, administrators, and a variety of mental health providers alike need easy-to-access, reliable information that enables them to stay abreast of the numerous advances in research, assessment, treatment, and service delivery within a real-world sociopolitical framework. To that end, the Handbook of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities is an essential resource for any professional who works with this vulnerable population. This volume examines in detail the numerous advances in the field, summarizing major domains and emerging subspecialties into oneeminently useful reference. Its contributors comprise a panel of the leading scientist-clinicians, who offer much-needed insight and guidance into ongoing improvements in theory and practice as well as intervention and prevention. Provides comprehensive information on assessing, treating, and providing services delivery for mental health and allied practitioners Examines issues surrounding intellectual and developmental disabilities in a real-world sociopoliticalframework Summarizes the major domains and emerging subspecialties of this vast area into one useful reference INDICE: From the contents Epidemiology and Etiology of Mental Retardation.- The Autism Spectrum.- Cerebral palsy.- Epilepsy in People with Mental Retardation.- Pediatric Brain Injury.- Behavioral Effects of Genetic Mental Retardation Disorders.- Social Acceptance and Attitude Change: Fifty Years of Research.- Evaluating Developmental Disabilities Services.- Educational Service Interventions and Reforms.- Psychological Services for Older Adults with Intellectual Disabilities.- Residential and Day Services.- Behavioral-Clinical Consultation in the Developmental Disabilities: Contemporary and Emerging Roles.- Advocacy and Litigation in Professional Practice.- Intellectual Assessment and Intellectual Disability.- Adaptive Behavior.

• ISBN: 978-0-387-88714-2
• Editorial: Springer
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 726
• Fecha Publicación: 01/12/2008
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés