
Aaidd is the oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization of professionals and citizens concerned about intellectual and developmental disabilities. Aaidd publishes books for professionals in developmental disability in the areas of: -Supported living -Definition of intellectual disability -Disability funding -Positive behavior support -Palliative care -Quality of life -Health.
The author uses portraiture to narrate the stories of three young people and to capture the myriad dimensions of each unique individual. Never losing sight of the dimensions of the selves of these notable young people and the contexts in which they exist, the author presents the qualitative techniques of inquiry she used to examine the complexities involved in the co-constructions of meaning among the young people and their communication partners.
Negotiating the social borderlands, thus, an unapologetic presentation of a remarkable set of portrait narratives, is written for a broad audience and, policies, offers an inherently complex and sensitive portrayal of three personal stories in which a variety of contextualized issues can be examined and discussed in light of each readers' practices, and perspectives.
Since 1876, the american association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities AAIDD has been providing worldwide leadership in the field of disabilities. Without wavering, she explores their deep relationships and the contexts where positive reciprocal relationships developed between young people with disabilities and nondisabled people and how these relationships evolved from the perspectives of the participants.
Handbook of Developmental Disabilities

This authoritative handbook reviews the breadth of current knowledge about developmental disabilities: neuroscientific and genetic foundations; the impact on health, learning, and behavior; and effective educational and clinical practices. Leading authorities analyze what works in intervening with diverse children and families, from infancy through the school years and the transition to adulthood.
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The Essentials of Family Therapy

Solution-Focused Pastoral Counseling: An Effective Short-Term Approach for Getting People Back on Track

Dr. Charles kollar presents a departure in pastoral counseling, showing that counseling need not be long-term or depend on psychological manipulation to produce dramatic results. Zondervan. The focus is on the possibility of life without the problem through an understanding of what is different when the problem does not occur or is less intrusive.
It requires biblically based sensitivity and common sense. The goal is healthy change, sooner rather than later, by helping the counselee see and work on the solution with God’s activity already present in his or her life. The solution-focused approach does not require the counselor to be a highly trained psychological expert.
In most cases, the solution lies with the counselees themselves. Used book in Good Condition. This groundbreaking book, furthers its original, effective, now updated and expanded, time-saving approach that benefits pastors overtaxed by counseling demands. Yet this approach also recognizes its limitations and understands that there are situations in which other professional and/or medical help is required.
Counseling and Psychotherapy: A Christian Perspective

Used book in Good Condition. Baker Academic. He then critiques the approach from a Christian perspective. This book presents a christian approach to counseling and psychotherapy that is Christ centered, biblically based, and Spirit filled. Tan also includes hypothetical transcripts of interventions for each major approach to help readers get a better sense of the clinical work involved.
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