Description
Service Delivery Systems for Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and their Families Across the Lifespan
Directors of collection: Hodapp Robert M., Fidler Deborah J.
Language: English
Subjects for Service Delivery Systems for Individuals with...:
Keywords
Aging and disability resource centers (ADRC'S)Alliance of information and referral systems (AIRS)Tennessee disability pathfinder; Autism spectrum disorder; Caregiver; Charting the LifeCourse; Collaboration; Community engagement; Community-based living; Conceptual framework; Developmental disability; Disability service system; Disability; Disparities; Down syndrome; Employment; Family support; Family supports; Family; Information-and-referral (I&R) services; Integrated supports; Intellectual disability; Interagency; Life span; Parent; Partnership; Policy; Post-high school transition; Post-school outcomes; Postsecondary education; Refugee; School; School-based; Services; Transition
264 p. · 15x22.8 cm · Hardback
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International Review of Research in Developmental Disabilities, Volume 54 shares the latest research on the interactions between families of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and service delivery systems. Chapters discuss Strengthening service access for children of color with autism spectrum disorders, Assessing the service impact of early intervention on young children with IDD and their families, Family-professional partnership with refugee families whose children have disabilities, Post high school transition for individuals with Down syndrome, Supporting families and school professionals to be engaged partners in the transition to adulthood for young adults with disabilities, amongst other timely topics.
1. Strengthening service access for children of color with autism spectrum disorders: A proposed conceptual framework 2. Assessing the service impact of early intervention on young children with IDD and their families: From child-oriented outcomes to holistic family outcomes 3. Family-professional partnership with refugee families whose children have disabilities 4. Post high school transition for individuals with Down syndrome 5. Supporting families and school professionals to be engaged partners in the transition to adulthood for young adults with disabilities 6. A systemic look at supports and services for adults with IDD and their families: Moving ahead while remembering the past 7. Integrated supports for persons with IDD and their families 8. Healthcare service disparities in reproductive healthcare 9. Information and Referral Systems in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
academics, practitioners, policymakers and family members may be interested in this volume
Dr. Deborah Fidler is a Professor in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at Colorado State University. Her research expertise is in the area of early development in individuals with neurogenetic syndromes, with a particular focus on the behavioral phenotype in Down syndrome and its implications for intervention and educational practice.
- Provides the most recent scholarly research in the study of developmental disabilities
- Contains a vast range of perspectives, with many topics covered
- Presents an excellent resource for academic researchers
