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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810314503321

Autore

McCabe Paul C.

Titolo

Genetic and acquired disorders : current topics and interventions for educators / / Paul C. McCabe, Steven R. Shaw ; cover designer, Rose Storey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, California : , : Corwin : , : NASP, , 2010

©2010

ISBN

1-4522-9613-8

1-4522-9882-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (192 p.)

Disciplina

371.7/13

Soggetti

Educational psychology

Child mental health services

School health services

Genetic disorders

Communicative disorders in children

Children - Diseases - Treatment

Pediatrics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""About the Editors""; ""About the Contributors""; ""Section I - Advances in Health Care and Coping with Loss in Schools""; ""Chapter 1 - Advances in Health Care and Medical Science: Presenting New Challenges for Schools""; ""Advances in Medical Science""; ""Increased Survival Rates""; ""Greater Specificity of Medical Diagnosis and Treatment""; ""Increased Emphasis on Outpatient Care""; ""Changing Role of Schools""; ""Increase in Pharmacological Interventions""; ""Multidisciplinary Approach""

""Chapter 2 - Grief and Bereavement: Roles for Educators""""Introduction""; ""Background""; ""Implications for Educators""; ""How to Tell Students about a Death""; ""Notification and Announcement Procedures""; ""Parent Notification""; ""Determine the Degree of Trauma""; ""Concerns about Death Due to Suicide""; ""Educational Strategies""; ""The Roles of Principals""; ""The Roles of Teachers""; ""The



Roles of Counselors, School Psychologists, and Social Workers""; ""Discussion Questions""; ""Research Summary""; ""Resources""; ""Handout�Grief and Bereavement in the Schools""

""Section II - Chromosomal, Genetic, and Metabolic Disorders""""Chapter 3 - Rare Chromosomal Disorders""; ""Introduction""; ""Background""; ""Genetics Evaluation""; ""Chromosome Abnormalities""; ""Potential for Intervention""; ""Future Work""; ""Implications for Educators""; ""Educational Strategies""; ""Discussion Questions""; ""Research Summary""; ""Resources""; ""Handout�Children with Rare Chromosomal Disorders""; ""Chapter 4 - Phenylketonuria (PKU): Implications for Educators and Schools""; ""Introduction""; ""Background""; ""Prevalence, Symptoms, and Treatment""

""Cognitive and Neurological Effects""""Maternal Phenylketonuria""; ""Timing and Degree of Exposure""; ""Implications for Educators""; ""Dietary Compliance""; ""Educational Strategies""; ""Discussion Questions""; ""Research Summary""; ""Resources""; ""Handout�Promoting the Well-Being of Children with PKU""; ""Chapter 5 - Genetics of Autism: Theories, Findings, and Implications""; ""Introduction""; ""Background""; ""Knowing Which Families are at Risk""; ""Techniques to Identify Genetic Contributions""; ""Known Genetic Causes""; ""Multiple Gene Complications and Unknowns""

""Possible Environmental Causes""""The Role of Genetic Counseling and Testing""; ""Implications for Educators""; ""Home- and School-Based Treatment and Interventions""; ""Educational Strategies""; ""Discussion Questions""; ""Research Summary""; ""Resources""; ""Handout�The Genetics of Autism""; ""Chapter 6 - The Biology of Shyness""; ""Introduction""; ""Background""; ""The Role of the Amygdala""; ""Amygdala and Cortisol Levels: The HPA System""; ""Psychological and Immune Correlates of HPA Activation""; ""Implications for Educators""; ""Educational Strategies""; ""Discussion Questions""

""Research Summary""

Sommario/riassunto

Written for school psychologists, counselors, administrators, and teachers, this volume outlines issues affecting children who are born with or acquire a medical disorder or disease.