Understanding Physical, Health, and Multiple Disabilities
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<>Principal. Practical. Prevailing.
The second edition of Understanding Physical, Health, and Multiple Disabilities proves itself once again to be the most current and applied characteristics text on the market. Readers of the newly updated text will attain the greatest understanding of students with a wide range of physical, health and multiple disabilities. The authors further the subject matter by including not only implications to the classroom, but keys on how to best apply this new knowledge to teaching practice. Unique to characteristic books on the market, Understanding Physical, Health, and Multiple Disabilities has “knowledge to practice” chapters that provide practical information related to the various sections of the book. Students will gain a clear insight to physical, health, and multiple disabilities commonly found in the school setting, including neuromotor impairments, orthopedic and musculoskeletal impairments, sensory loss, degenerative and terminal illness, health impairments, and infectious diseases. The text allows future teachers to come away with the best preparation for providing a safe, healthy school environment and an effective teaching environment for all children with physical, health, and multiple disabilities.
Special Features Include:
- “Knowledge to practice” chapters provide practical information relating to the disabilities in that section allowing students to apply the information they learned in the previous chapters to a content area that they will need to address in the school setting.
- Features foundation chapters that lay the groundwork for working with students who have physical, health, and multiple disabilities including content on understanding disabilities and effective teaming; learning and behavioral characteristics; and motor development, characteristics, and interventions.
- Each disability-specific chapter provides a concrete framework for students to read through the chapter with ease of understanding. Featured in each of these chapters is a description of the disability, dynamics, characteristics, detection, treatment, course, educational implications, meeting physical/sensory needs, communication needs, learning needs, daily living needs, and psychosocial/behavioral needs.
- In-depth knowledge in an understandable format covering a wide-range of physical, health, and multiple disabilities commonly found in the school setting, including neuromotor impairments, orthopedic and musculoskeletal impairments, sensory loss, degenerative and terminal illness, health impairments, and infectious diseases.
- Provides students with information they will need to know to provide a safe, healthy school environment and an effective teaching environment for children with physical, health, and multiple disabilities.
- The beginning section of the book provides foundation chapters on understanding disabilities and effective teaming; learning and behavioral characteristics; and motor development, characteristics, and interventions.
- Allows students to gain fundamental knowledge and skills on addressing students’ physical, health and educational needs which can be applied to a wide range of disabilities.
- Each disability specific chapter uniformly covers the following areas: description of the disability, dynamics, characteristics, detection, treatment, course, and educational implications (including meeting physical/sensory needs, communication needs, learning needs, daily living needs, and psychosocial/behavioral needs).
- Provides students a consistent framework to read through the chapter with ease.
- Each book section has a “knowledge to practice” chapter that provides practical information relating to the disabilities in that section (e.g., the section on neuromotor impairments has a “knowledge to practice” chapter on assistive technology considerations).
- The “knowledge to practice” chapters allow students to apply the information they learned in the previous chapters to a content area that they will need to address in the school setting (e.g., assistive technology, classroom adaptations, coping with degenerative illnesses, universal precautions, monitoring students and individualized healthcare plans).
Featuring the most current information on the physical, health, and multiple disabilities that are most commonly encountered in the school setting, Understanding Physical, Health, and Multiple Disabilites, second edition, provides students a thorough understanding of a wide range of disabilities and their educational implications. Unlike any other characteristic book, this book has “knowledge to practice” chapters that provide practical information related to the various sections of the book (e.g., section on neuromotor impairments has a “knowledge to practice” chapter on assistive technology considerations, section on terminal illnesses has a “knowledge to practice” chapter on coping with degenerative and terminal illness).
PART 1 IMPLICATIONS OF PHYSICAL, HEALTH, AND MULTIPLE DISABILITIES
Chapter 1 Understanding Disabilities and Effective Teaming (Kathryn Wolff Heller & Paula Forney)
Characteristics and Types of Disabilities
Educational Team Members
Team Models
Strategies to Facilitate Effective Collaborative Teamwork
Chapter 2 Learning and Behavioral Characteristics of Students with Physical, Health, or Multiple Disabilities (Kathryn Wolff Heller)
Physical and Health Disabilities Performance Model
Types of Disability and Student Performance
Functional Effects of the Disability Affecting Learning and Performance
Psychosocial and Environmental Factors Affecting Behavior and Performance
Chapter 3 Learning and Behavioral Characteristics of Students with Significant Intellectual Disabilities (Paul Alberto & Rebecca Waugh)
Characteristics that Affect Learning and Instruction
Characteristics that Affect Behavior
Academic Performance
Chapter 4 Motor Development: Characteristics and Interventions (Paula Forney)
Theories of Motor Development
Joint, Structure, Muscle Tone, Reflexes and Reactions
Early Motor Milestones
Atypical Motor Development
Impact of Atypical Tone and Reflexes on Functioning
Impact of Sensory Loss on Motor Ability
Approaches to Intervention
Lifting and Positioning Considerations
Educational Implications
PART II NEUROMOTOR IMPAIRMENTS
Chapter 5 Cerebral Palsy (Kathryn Wolff Heller & Jennifer Tumlin Garrett)
Description of Cerebral Palsy
Etiology of Cerebral Palsy
Dynamics of Cerebral Palsy
Characteristics of Cerebral Palsy
Detection of Cerebral Palsy
Treatment of Cerebral Palsy
Course of Cerebral Palsy
Educational Implications of Cerebral Palsy
Chapter 6 Spinal Cord Disorders: Spinal Cord Injury and Spina Bifida (Kathryn Wolff Heller)
Description of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
Etiology of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
Dynamics of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
Characteristics of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
Detection of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
Treatment of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
Course of Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
Description of Spina Bifida
Etiology of Spina Bifida – Myelomeningocele
Dynamics of Spina Bifida – Myelomeningocele
Characteristics of Spina Bifida – Myelomeningocele
Detection of Spina Bifida – Myelomeningocele
Treatment of Spina Bifida – Myelomeningocele
Course of Spina Bifida – Myelomeningocele
Educational Considerations for Spinal Cord Injury and Spina Bifida
Chapter 7 Traumatic Brain Injury (Sharon Grandinette and Sherwood Best)
Description of Traumatic Brain Injury
Etiology of Traumatic Brain Injury
Dynamics of Traumatic Brain Injury
Characteristics of Traumatic Brain Injury
Detection of Traumatic Brain Injury
Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury
Course of Traumatic Brain Injury
Educational Implications of Traumatic Brain Injury
Chapter 8 Assistive Technology Considerations (Mari Beth Coleman & Kathryn Wolff Heller)
Assessment and Training Considerations
Types of Assistive Technology
PART III ORTHOPEDIC, MUSCULOSKELETAL, AND SENSORY DISORDERS
Chapter 9 Neuromuscular Scoliosis and Hip Dislocation (Kathryn Wolff Heller & Paula Forney) Description of Scoliosis
Etiology of Scoliosis
Dynamics of Scoliosis
Characteristics of Scoliosis
Detection of Scoliosis
Treatment of Scoliosis
Course of Scoliosis
Description of Hip Displacement
Etiology of Hip Displacement
Dynamics of Hip Displacement
Characteristics of Hip Displacement
Detection of Hip Displacement
Treatment of Hip Displacement
Course of Hip Displacement
Educational Implications of Scoliosis and Hip Displacement
Chapter 10 Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, Arthrogryposis, and Osteogenesis Imperfecta (Kathryn Wolff Heller & Mary Jane Thompson Avant)
Description of Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
Etiology of Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
Dynamics of Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
Characteristics of Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
Detection of Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
Treatment of Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
Course of Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
Description of Arthrogryposis
Etiology of Arthrogryposis
Dynamics of Arthrogryposis
Characteristics of Arthrogryposis
Detection of Arthrogryposis
Treatment of Arthrogryposis
Course of Arthrogryposis
Description of Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Etiology of Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Dynamics of Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Characteristics of Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Detection of Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Treatment of Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Course of Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Educational Implications of JRA, Arthrogryposis, and OI
Chapter 11 Vision Loss, Hearing Loss, and Deaf-Blindness (Susan Easterbrooks, Kathryn Wolff Heller, Doug McJannet, and Dawn Swinehart-Jones)
Description of Visual Impairments
Dynamics of Visual Impairments
Detection of Visual Impairments
Etiology, Characteristics, Course, and Treatment of Common Visual Disorders
Description of Hearning Loss
Dynamics of Hearing Loss
Characteristics of Students with Hearing Loss
Etiology, Characteristics, and Treatment of Common Disorders of Hearing
Detection of Hearing Loss
Description of Deaf-Blindness
Etiologies of Deaf-Blindness
Characteristics of Children with Deaf-Blindness
Educational Implications
Chapter 12 Classroom Adaptations for Students with Physical, Health, & Multiple Disabilities (Kathryn Wolff Heller & Mari Beth Coleman)
Identifying the Need for Adaptations
Classroom Adaptations Checklist
Evaluation of Adaptations
PART IV DEGENERATIVE AND TERMINAL ILLNESSES
Chapter 13 Muscular Dystrophies (Kathryn Wolff Heller, Morton Schwartzmann, & Peter Mezei) Description of Muscular Dystrophy
Etiology of Muscular Dystrophy
Dynamics of Muscular Dystrophy
Characteristics and Course of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Detection of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Description of Other Forms of Muscular Dystrophy
Educational Implications of Muscular Dystrophy
Chapter 14 Spinal Muscular Atrophies (Alison Stafford, Kathryn Wolff Heller, Morton Schwartzmann)
Description of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Etiology of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Dynamics of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Characteristics/Course of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Detecttion of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Treatment of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Educational Implications of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Chapter 15 Cystic Fibrosis (Kathryn Wolff Heller & Morton Schwartzmann)
Description of Cystic Fibrosis
Etiology of Cystic Fibrosis
Dynamics of Cystic Fibrosis
Characteristics of Cystic Fibrosis
Detection of Cystic Fibrosis
Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis
Course of Cystic Fibrosis
Educational Implications of Cystic Fibrosis
Chapter 16 Coping with Degenerative and Terminal Illnesses (Sherwood Best)
Stress and Coping with Degenerative and Terminal Illness
Supporting Students with Degenerative and Terminal Illness in Educational Settings
Providing Emotional Support to Students with Degenerative and Terminal Illness
Palliative and End-of-Life Care
PART V MAJOR HEALTH IMPAIRMENTS
Chapter 17 Seizures and Epilepsy (Kathryn Wolff Heller & Elizabeth Tucker Cohen) Description of Seizures and Epilepsy
Etiology of Seizures and Epilepsy
Dynamics of Seizures and Epilepsy
Characteristics of Seizures and Epilepsy
Detection of Seizures and Epilepsy
Treatment of Epilepsy
Course of Epilepsy
Educational Implications of Seizures and Epilepsy
Chapter 18 Asthma (Kathryn Wolff Heller, Morton Schwartzmann, and Linda Fowler)
Description of Asthma
Etiology of Asthma
Dynamics of Asthma
Characteristics of Asthma
Detection of Asthma
Treatment of Asthma
Course of Asthma
Educational Implications of Asthma
Chapter 19 Diabetes (Kathryn Wolff Heller)
Description of Diabetes
Etiology of Diabetes Type I
Dynamics of Diabetes Type I
Characteristics of Diabetes Type 1
Detection of Diabetes Type 1
Treatment of Diabetes Type 1
Course of Diabetes Type 1
Type 2 Diabet
Understanding Physical, Health, and Multiple Disabilities, second edition is the most current and applied characteristics text on the market. Foundational and “Knowledge to Practice” chapters will prepare future teachers to understand and teach those students with a wide range of physical, health and multiple disabilities most commonly encountered in the classroom, realize the educational implications of the disabilities, and learn key ways to apply book content to teaching practice. The text allows future teachers to come away with the best preparation for providing a safe, healthy school environment and an effective teaching environment for children with physical, health, and multiple disabilities.
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| Dimensions | 1.40 × 8.50 × 11.10 in |
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| Author | Sherwood J. Best, Kathryn W. Heller, Paula E. Forney, Paul A. Alberto, Morton N. Schwartzman |
| Subjects | higher education, special education, Vocational / Professional Studies, Teacher Education, Severe Disabilities |
