Proud to be Canadian
- Grades PreK - 12
- Pages 184
- Format 8.5" x 11"
- Copyright 2010
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Product Code 9781412968744 ( MR #052672 )
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Medical issues in schools are a growing reality. In addition to teaching academic skills, educators now play an integral part in comprehensive health care delivery for children. Based on current research, this volume outlines the most current and urgent pediatric issues affecting schools today.
Written for school psychologists, counselors, administrators, and teachers, this easy-to-understand resource covers:
- Schools as partners in health care delivery, including health care delivery trends and collaborations between educators and medical professionals
- Current issues in pediatric disorders and treatments, such as childhood immunizations, shaken baby syndrome, sleep problems, and pediatric HIV
- Prevention and wellness intervention for childhood obesity prevention, low-level aggression in the schools, and accident prevention Featuring case studies, classroom strategies, discussion questions, glossaries, and handouts, Pediatric Disorders provides valuable information to practitioners involved in providing differentiated instruction and educational accommodations, collaborating with families, working with the community, and influencing policy.
FEATURES:
- Includes practical material such as study questions and parent handouts
- Covers hot topics such as eating disorders, steroid use, and bipolar disorder in children
- Editors are school psychologists and view the topic through the eyes of the educator
- Blends research and practice and includes case studies in order to illustrate the topics
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