Developmental Screening in Your Community

An Integrated Approach for Connecting Children with Services
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-59857-217-9
Verlag: Brookes Publishing Company

Buch, Englisch, 280 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 179 mm x 252 mm, Gewicht: 458 g

As a professional who works with young children, you know how early detection of delays and disabilities can change the course of a child's whole life. But in today's communities, many programmes and providers still struggle to coordinate their screening efforts so children who need services don't slip through the cracks. Integrated, community-wide screening and early detection/child find systems are the answer—and this is the first book with the systematic, big-picture guidance and specific information you need to develop your own system or strengthen and refine your existing system. <br><br>Developed by early childhood, medical, and social service experts in screening and assessment, this groundbreaking book helps your community establish an effective early detection system that's comprehensive and low-cost; encourages close collaboration among health, social service, and educational agencies; and meets each child's whole continuum of needs, from universal screening to community services. You'll get detailed guidance on 6 key components of successful community-wide early detection:<ul><li>Programme goals</li><li>Community public awareness</li><li>Centralised contact and referral</li><li>Developmental-behavioural screening system</li><li>Follow-up</li><li>Ongoing programme evaluation</li></ul>You'll also discover the critical foundations and procedures for:<lu><li>connecting everyone who screens children across settings into a single unified system </li><li>ensuring that all parts of the system align and work seamlessly together</li><li>selecting and using the best developmental and behavioural screening measures</li><li>monitoring your system so that all parts keep functioning smoothly and children get the services they need</li><li>improving screening and referrals across diverse settings: early childhood education, social service, and medical home settings</li></ul>With this adaptable, integrated plan for early detection/child find, your community will ensure that delays are caught quickly and all young children and their families get the services and supports they need to thrive.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bricker, Diane

Macy, Marisa

Squires, Jane

Marks, Kevin