Posts Tagged ‘Adolescents’

Language Learning Disabilities in School-Age Children and Adolescents: Some Principles and Applications

June 29th, 2010

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Provides readers with strategies for facilitating language learning and literacy learning. Several themes are included: the meaning of academic learning and learning potential; the effect of oral and written language proficiency on successful learning; and the “whys” and “hows” of delivering services to language- and learning-disabled students.

Language Learning Disabilities in School-Age Children and Adolescents: Some Principles and Applications

Headache and Your Child: The Complete Guide to Understanding and Treating Migraine and other Headaches in Children and Adolescents

June 5th, 2010

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Making the Pain Go Away

If your child suffers from bad headaches, then you know all too well the panic and frustration they cause — and not just for your child, who may be too young or unwell to articulate what he’s feeling, but for everyone in the family. When over-the-counter medications don’t work and your pediatrician doesn’t have an answer, you can now turn to preeminent headache and migraine expert Dr. Seymour Diamond for help.

In Headache and Your Child, he gives parents information on the most up-to-date diagnostic tools and treatment options available for this increasingly common childhood illness. Dr. Diamond’s extensive experience guides you from accurate identification through the best therapy for your child’s specific problem, focusing particularly on migraines — the most common acute headache in children and adolescents. He also discusses the whole gamut of possible headache causes, from stress through more serious conditions. With this book as a guide, you’ll find:

  • Help in identifying what type of headache your child experiences so you can quickly find the most effective, appropriate treatments
  • Step-by-step exercises for controlling pain
  • A diet that helps identify migraine triggers
  • Alternatives to adult medications too strong for treating children
  • Information about biofeedback, relaxation methods, and much more

    Headache and Your Child: The Complete Guide to Understanding and Treating Migraine and other Headaches in Children and Adolescents

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  • Parent Management Training: Treatment for Oppositional, Aggressive, and Antisocial Behavior in Children and Adolescents

    May 25th, 2010

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    Currently in the mental health professions, there is keen interest in evidence-based treatments. Among the psychotherapies for children and adolescents, parent management training (PMT) is without peer. No other treatment for children has been as thoroughly investigated, and as widely applied as has PMT. In this book, Dr. Alan Kazdin brings together the conceptual and empirical bases of this treatment, as applied to children and adolescents with oppositional, aggressive, and antisocial behavior. The book’s first half provides the background, principles, and concepts underlying PMT, detailing the clinical application of treatment with concrete examples of how therapists should work with parents and children. Kazdin also highlights the wide body of research on PMT to demonstrate the empirical basis of this intervention, to convey what is understood about how PMT works, and to identify what can be done to enhance the effects of treatment. The book’s second half is a treatment manual of PMT, as applied in outpatient treatment for children and adolescents referred for oppositional, aggressive, and antisocial behavior. The PMT manual, which in its entirety is included in the book, details the particulars of the therapy: what is done to and by whom, what is said by the therapist, and what to expect at each stage of treatment. It also contains handouts, charts, and aides for parents. Both halves of the book move from the general (background, principles, and theory) to the specific (e.g., techniques; dialogues among the therapist, parent, and child; and materials used in treatment). Informed by research, the book remains concrete and grounded in clinical realities. Alan Kazdin is one of the most respected clinical psychologists in the country and has dedicated over twenty years to research and treatment for children.

    Parent Management Training: Treatment for Oppositional, Aggressive, and Antisocial Behavior in Children and Adolescents

    Palliative Care for Infants, Children, and Adolescents: A Practical Handbook

    May 13th, 2010

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    Palliative care for terminally ill adults is receiving growing recognition as a major component in medical care. Yet far less is known or understood about the needs of infants and children with life-limiting conditions. Developed by leading researchers and practitioners from relevant disciplines, this practical guide provides professionals involved in pediatric end-of-life care with comprehensive information for hands-on care in a single volume.

    Early chapters present the epidemiology of palliative pediatrics, ethical principles, education, and advocacy. Contributors next address the decision-making process, holistic symptom management, communication with the child and family, as well as their psychological and spiritual needs, and such issues as bereavement and caregiver suffering. Individual chapters focus on palliative care in specific settings (NICU, PICU, home, school, and community) and for major conditions (genetic disease, HIV, and cancer). Case studies discuss the experience and perspective of parents. Intended for primary care doctors, pediatric practitioners and specialists, home care nurses, hospice workers, and pastoral counselors, the book also includes a list of additional resources and support organizations for professionals and family members.

    CONTRIBUTORS Marylene Audet, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

    Anita Catlin, D.N.Sc., F.N.P., Associate Professor of Nursing, Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California

    Susan Cohen, M.A., A.D.T.R., C.C.L.S., Supervisor, Child Life–Creative Arts Therapy, Tomorrow’s Children Institute, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, New Jersey

    Stephen R. Connor, Ph.D., Vice President, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, Alexandria, Virginia

    Lynn Czarniecki, M.S.N., C.N.S., Advance Practice Nurse, Department of Pediatrics, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey

    Betty Davies, R.N., Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Family Health Care Nursing, University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, California

    Deborah Dokken, M.P.A., Parent and Family Advocate, Chevy Chase, Maryland

    Dale Evans, R.N., Ph.D., Vice President, Hospice and Community Services, Community Nursing Services, Salt Lake City, Utah

    Chris Feudtner, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., Director of Research and Attending Physician for PACT (Palliative Care Team), Division of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

    W. Jeffrey Flowers, M.Div., Director of Pastoral Counseling, Medical College of Georgia Hospital and Clinics, Augusta, Georgia

    Joel Frader, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics, Medical Ethics, and Humanities, Northwestern University, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois

    Gerri Frager, R.N., M.D., F.R.C.P.C., Medical Director, Pediatric Palliative Care Service, IWK Health Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

    David R. Freyer, D.O., Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Human

    Development, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine; Division of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplantation, DeVos Children’s Hospital, Grand Rapids, Michigan

    Sarah Friebert, M.D., Director, Division of Pediatric Palliative Care, Children’s Hospital of Akron, Akron, Ohio

    J. Russell Geyer, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology- Oncology, Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, Washington

    Mary Jo Gilmer, R.N., M.B.A., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Nursing, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Nashville, Tennessee

    Sam Grubman, M.D., Pediatrician, Department of Pediatrics, Saint Vincent’s Hospital, New York, New York

    Maria Gudmundsdottir, R.N., Ph.D., Postgraduate Research Faculty, Department of Family Health Care Nursing, University of California at San Francisco School of Nursing, San Francisco, California

    Richard Hain, M.B.B.S., M.D., M.Sc., M.R.C.P., F.R.C.P.C.H., Senior Lecturer in Paediatric Palliative Care, University of Wales College of Medicine, Llandough Hospital, Cardiff, Wales

    Geraldine Haynes, R.N., B.S.N., Nursing and Palliative Care Consultant, Kirkland, Washington

    Ross M. Hays, M.D., Professor, Departments of Rehabilitation Medicine and Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, and Director, Palliative Care Consulting Service, Children’s Hospital and Medical Center, Seattle, Washington

    Joanne M. Hilden, M.D., Chair, Department of Pediatric Hematology- Oncology, and Medical Director, Pediatric Palliative Care, The Children’s Hospital at The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

    Bruce P. Himelstein, M.D., F.A.A.P., Pediatric Palliative Care Program Director, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin; Associate Professor, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    Steven R. Leuthner, M.D., M.A., Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Bioethics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

    Tiffany Levinson, R.N., M.S., F.N.P., Stem Cell Transplant Nurse Practitioner, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois

    Stephen Liben, M.D., F.R.C.P., Director, Palliative Care Program, Montreal Children’s Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada Yarrow McConnell, B.Sc., Student, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

    Elaine Morgan, M.D., Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Department of

    Hematology-Oncology, Children’s Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois

    Jason Morrow, M.D., Ph.D., University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas

    James Oleske, M.D., M.P.H., François-Xavier Bagnoud Professor of Pediatrics, and Director, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, Immunology, and Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, New Jersey Medical School, Newark, New Jersey

    Stacy F. Orloff, Ed.D., L.C.S.W., Manager, Child and Family Support Program, The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, Largo, Florida

    Anthony Perszyk, M.D., Geneticist and Pediatrician, Division of Genetics, Nemours Children’s Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida

    Sara Perszyk, R.N., B.S.N., Pediatric Palliative Care and Hospice Nurse, Child and Family Support Program, The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, Largo, Florida

    Kathleen Quance, M.S., C.C.L.S., Counselor, Child and Family Support Program, The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast, Largo, Florida

    Cynda H. Rushton, D.N.Sc., R.N., F.A.A.N., Associate Professor of Nursing, Faculty, Phoebe Berman Bioethics Institute, and Coordinator, Harriet Lane Compassionate Care, Johns Hopkins University and Children’s Center, Baltimore, Maryland

    John M. Saroyan, M.D., Fellow, Pediatric Pain and Anesthesia, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, New York

    Carson Strong, Ph.D., Professor of Human Values and Ethics, University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphis, Tennessee

    Lizabeth Sumner, R.N., B.S.N., Director of the Children’s Program, San Diego Hospice Corporation, San Diego, California

    Suzanne Toce, M.D., Professor of Pediatrics, St. Louis University; Attending Neonatologist, Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri

    Erwin Veale Jr., M.Div., Associate Director of Pastoral Care and Counseling, and Chaplain, Children’s Medical Center, Medical College of Georgia Health, Inc., Augusta, Georgia

    Sharon Weinstein, M.D., Director of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care, Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

    Janice Wheeler, M.Ed., President and Founder, Project Joy and Hope for Texas, Pasadena, Texas

    J. William Worden, M.Ed., Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Rosemead Graduate School of Psychology, Laguna Niguel, California

    Palliative Care for Infants, Children, and Adolescents: A Practical Handbook