This unique self-report inventory with items written by children assesses depression. A downward extension of the highly regarded Multi-score Depression Inventory, the MDI-C lets youngsters indicate how they feel, giving you a childs-eye view of their emotional world. Its ideal for both routine screening and clinical assessment. The MDI-C is the first measure of childhood depression with items created by children, written in their own words. The MDI-C includes 79 true-false items on eight scales :Anxiety, Self-Esteem, Social Introversion, Instrumental Helplessness, Sad Mood, Pessimism, Low Energy, Defiance.

Projective Technique - Draw a person is a commonly used adjunct technique in the clinic. Many children who do not use toys express themselves by means of drawings. This test helps to assess the personality, emotional state, development level and possible neurological impairment.

The Kinetic Drawing System for Family and School combines two projective techniques-Kinetic Family Drawing and Kinetic School Drawing--to create a single, comprehensive procedure for evaluating children and adolescents. It gives clinicians and school psychologists a simple, cost-effective way to assess children's perceptions of important relationships at home and at school. Unlike other projective drawing techniques, which generally yield static portraits, the kinetic approach focuses specifically on the child's interaction with others. Kinetic Family Drawing asks the child to draw his or her family doing something, while Kinetic School Drawing asks for a picture of the child interacting with relevant school figures. The introduction of action increases the diagnostic information available in the drawings, providing more insight into the child's feelings and functioning.

This unique, multicultural apperception test is an effective way to screen both minority and nonminority children for emotional and behavior problems. It can uncover diagnostically relevant information in a wide range of children--and recent studies have shown that TEMAS has therapeutic value as well. Storytelling in response to TEMAS cards has been successfully used as an intervention to treat fear, anxiety, and conduct problems. TEMAS features attractive, full-color stimulus cards. It is available in two parallel forms, one designed for minority children, the other for nonminority children. Each form includes 23 cards, 11 of which are sex-specific. The minority cards show predominantly Hispanic and Black individuals, while the nonminority cards depict mostly nonminority characters. The pictures reflect both positive and negative emotions and interactions. An Administration Instruction Card is available to guide the test administrator while giving the test.

This unique, multicultural apperception test is an effective way to screen both minority and nonminority children for emotional and behavior problems. It can uncover diagnostically relevant information in a wide range of children--and recent studies have shown that TEMAS has therapeutic value as well. Storytelling in response to TEMAS cards has been successfully used as an intervention to treat fear, anxiety, and conduct problems. TEMAS features attractive, full-color stimulus cards. It is available in two parallel forms, one designed for minority children, the other for nonminority children. Each form includes 23 cards, 11 of which are sex-specific. The minority cards show predominantly Hispanic and Black individuals, while the nonminority cards depict mostly nonminority characters. The pictures reflect both positive and negative emotions and interactions. An Administration Instruction Card is available to guide the test administrator while giving the test.

The long awaited sequel to Teaching Developmentally Disabled Children: The Me Book has finally arrived! Following in the legacy of his earlier classic book, O. Ivar Lovaas, director of the Lovaas Institute for Early Intervention, has skillfully brought together his important ideas and those of other renowned experts to provide an essential resource in the field of autism and developmental disabilities. Based on proven practices, Teaching Individuals with Developmental Delays offers detailed descriptions of current programs and addresses the critical issues related to developmental disabilities for professionals of Special Education, Law, and Psychology

Improve problem-solving and reasoning skills in your clients with brain injury. These 78 realistic full-color photographs show unique problem situations clients face every day. The easy-to-use critical thinking questions on the reverse side of the photos prompt your clients to identify problems and determine and understand solutions. You'll want these cards for your individual or group therapy. Questions vary in difficulty, making them ideal for use with a wide range of clients. Modify the questions to match the different cognitive levels of each client. Concrete examples of everyday problem-solving situations cover these categories: Community Mobility, Confrontation, Household Problems, Safety, Consumer Problems, Personal Hygiene.

This convenient checklist helps clinicians structure and focus the diagnostic interview. The adolescent simply checks those symptoms that he or she has experienced. The symptoms listed relate to the following areas: cognitive disorders, substance abuse, psychosis, mood and anxiety disorders, cluster A personality disorders, oppositional behavior, attention-deficit hyperactivity, conduct problems, eating disturbance, sexual deviance, somatoform and dissociative disturbances, sleep difficulties, communication disorders, and V-code problems such as bereavement, academic troubles, parent-child conflict, phase-of-life issues, and identity problems. Using a WPS AutoScoreTM Form, the adolescent checks problems on the top sheet, and these marks are automatically transferred to a bottom sheet, where they are aligned with corresponding clinical symptoms and associated diagnoses. When the form is separated, this bottom sheet serves as the clinician's worksheet. It guides the initial interview, provides material for the intake report, and identifies areas where personality testing might be helpful--saving the clinician considerable time.

Since the first two additions of Preschool Education Programs (1994, 2001), more exciting advances, particularly the Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), have arisen to benefit the special education of youngsters in school. Contributing to this 12-chapter edition are 11 scholar programs (Alpine Learning Center; ASCENT; Autism Center at the University of Washington; CABAS Program; Children’s Unit at SUNY Binghamton; Douglass Developmental Disabilities Center; Groden Center; LEAP Program; Summit Academy Sussex Consortium; and Valley Program), answering a common set of questions concerning the treatment of very young children with Autism Spectrum Disorders, using a range of ABA technology. This book addresses educational settings including public, private and university-based programs in America. It is an especially valuable resource for parents, professionals and administrators who are in the process of developing programs for the preschool student

Provide parents with pages of practical information on therapeutic ways to interact with their special-needs child-102 reproducible articles in all! Written by early intervention specialists in the fields of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology, Medicine, and Education. Give these articles to parents of children ages birth to age 3 who have physical and communication disorders. Parents and caregivers will appreciate the clear and easy-tounderstand language.