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Every day, teachers and education professionals struggle with a crucial classroom goal: ensuring that students with mental retardation or other support needs have access to the general curriculum. They'll find the guidance, research, and practical strategies they need in this advanced, reader-friendly textbook, which will prepare preservice educators for the classroom and sharpen the skills of professionals in the field. Readers will get guidance on developing a person-centered approach to IEPs, including decisions about placement, appropriate accommodations and modifications, and alternate assessment a detailed review of four instruction types - teacher-mediated, peer-mediated, technology-mediated, and activity-anchored - and suggestions on matching instruction to individual learner needs and goals age-specific curriculum modifications and supports, including verbal devices like analogies and role-playing; visual devices like films and charts; self-evaluation; assistive technology; and positive behavioral support an in-depth discussion on using "empowerment evaluation" to measure the efficacy of programs and promote student progress and self-determination steps that support full participation in the community outside the classroom, including aspects like social relationships, job preparation, household management, and sexuality Blending research-based theory with step-by-step processes and planning forms, this practical text is the key to building curricula that include students with mental retardation and meet their individual needs. ... Read more

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book about how to teach students with ID/DD
This book was okay-it has NO pictures-so you automatically assume it to be bad.It's made in Baltimore and it's not a super nice book-but it does help a little bit. ... Read more

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James W. Trent uses public documents, private letters, investigative reports, and rare photographs to explore our changing perceptions of mental retardation over the past 150 years. He contends that the economic vulnerability of mentally retarded people (and their families), more than the claims made for their intellectual or social limitations, has determined their institutional treatment. ... Read more

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COMPREHENSIVE, EXCELLENT HISTORY
James Trent has written an excellent comprehensive history of mental retardation in the U.S.Readers will also find pertinent photographs, and a full bibiography.This volume is a resource for students, human-services professionals, and historians.I highly recommend it.

I found this book quite interesting but very technical
I had to read this book for a report for school.Otherwise, I would have never picked it up.It took me a long time to get through the book, because I found it to be quite technical.However,it was fascinating tofind out what these people went through.It's scary to think that thereactually was a comittee that was set up in 1914 with the sole purpose ofirradicating the mentally retarded from this world!!

It's superb!
I have been teaching classes on the history of residential facilities in America for several years.This book brings a new light to me, and to all of us who work for people with disabilities.

Should be required reading for everyone in the field.
After working in this field for ten years, I finally found something that gives me a history of what has happened to those that came before me and I am making it required reading for my staff.

This was the best book on this topic I ever read.
I spent a good deal of time in libraries looking for information that wasALL CONTAINED IN THIS BOOK. Trent does an amazing job of piecing together asocial/medical history of mental retardation. No medical book, no firstperson type accounts, no histories of institutionalization touched thisbook.This book draws from all the different disciplines to present acomplete picture (as good history books do). It is highly readable andengaging. It's academic and rigorous yet entertaining. I recommend thisbook wholeheartedly. ... Read more

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Gives an overview of mental retardation for those planning to work with students with MR in a school setting. MR, mental retardation, moderate disabilities, developmental delay. appropriate for undergraduate and graduate courses in Introduction to Mental Retardation and Theories and Characteristics of Mental Retardation taught in departments of Special Education.

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This new text systematically presents curriculum development and instructional design principles for teaching persons with mental retardation. The authors model is based on the premise that what should be taught (curriculum) needs to be decided before moving on to how it is taught (methods). ... Read more

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This reference discusses common causes of mental retardation; methods for improving students’ functional academic, social, self-care, and work skills; and instructional approaches for students with severe disabilities. ... Read more

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never received the book
I still do not have the book. The bookseller said he was overnighting the book a week ago. Still haven't seen it.

Easy read, lots of information.
This book is great. It is a quick easy read, but has all the essential information.It goes through diagnosis, prevalence, and then spends a great deal on instructional methods and strategies.It defines key vocabulary, and even has a pre and post test so you can assess the knowledge you gain. As a soft cover it is less than 1/2 the price of the hard cover version, which made me wonder who would still buy the hardcover. This book is written from a practical stand point.I am both a teacher of students with disabilities and an instructor for a University teaching new special education teachers. There are too many texts on this subject to go shooting blind trying to find a good one. This text would make a great addition to any educator's library.It is hard to believe the amount of information contained in such a small package. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants a quick reference, or a better understanding of the field. ... Read more

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This book reviews theoretical and empirical work in the developmental approach to mental retardation.Armed with methods derived from the study of typically developing children, developmentalists have recently learned about the mentally retarded child's own development in a variety of areas.These areas now encompass many aspects of cognition, language, social and adaptive functioning, as well as of maladaptive behavior and psychopathology. In addition to a focus on individuals with mental retardation themselves, familial and other "ecological" factors have influenced developmental approaches to mental retardation. Comprised of twenty-seven chapters on various aspects of development, this handbook provides a timely, comprehensive guide to understanding mental retardation and development. ... Read more

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This book emphasizes and identifies (1) a prioritized life goal curriculum planning approach to identify the functional skills and concepts needed by a student with mental retardation or severe disabilities to become as successful as possible in adult life, and (2) a diagnostic/prescriptive teaching approach to assess each studentÕs abilities and progress toward those individual life goals. ... Read more

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Teaching students with mental retardation
It's never easy to receive a diagnosis of mental retardation, especially if that report is about your own child. With each diagnosis my daughter received, I have made a habit of doing my own research alongside the pamphlets the doctors or therapists supplied. This book gives practical solutions to some of the issues faced when educating the mentally retarded, from mild to moderate to severe. What I especially appreciated is the fact that the authors kept a positive attidude when it comes to education and success for children with MR. I highly recommend this book for parents as well as professionals; it's easy to understand without the technical jargon which is found in many of the textbooks I've purchased. If you're looking for something to read which places MR in a positive light, this is a good book for you. ... Read more

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This comprehensive resource offers an explanation of genetic mental retardation syndromes and how they affect behaviour. Four major syndromes - Down, Williams, Fragile X and Prader-Willi - and several lesser-known syndromes are covered, with in-depth information on genetic causes, physical and medical features, speech and language issues, prevalence, cognitive profiles and adaptive and maladaptive behaviours. Researchers and practitioners - including mental health professionals, educators, speech-language pathologists and caregivers - should get the research-based information they need to improve individuals' educational, personal, occupational and residential situations and to create wider community inclusion. ... Read more

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Good condition and fast shipping
I needed this book for class and I recieved it in very good condition. I ordered all my books at the same time and this was the one I recieved the fastest. ... Read more

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A writer's collection of almost fifty essays that span more than 20 years of her experience as the mother of a son with Down syndrome.With poignancy and humor, Trainer explores a wide variety of issues, including family adjustment, public attitudes, inclusion, and independence.While her insights and nuggets of wisdom are shaped by the joys and frustration of raising a child with mental retardation, they so often strike a common chord in all of us. ... Read more

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Great read for parents and others
Trainer is an excellent writter who cuts right to the heart of the matter.She deals frankly with some difficult topics and doesn't have much use for platitudes like "little angles", etc.

While the cover is clearly aimed at women, this is a book for us guys too.You'll enjoy the writing and be affected by the content.

Excellent and Heartwarming
I picked this up at a DS conference and just finished reading, at times it made me happy and at times I cried.But it helped me put my life with my 18 mo old DS girl in perspective and also gave me hope for her future.This is an excellent book that is both inspirational and eye opening.A must read.

Great Book
I truly feel this book is a must read for anyone with a child with Down syndrome. Marilyn Trainer was able to put into words many of the same feelings that I have had about my child with Down syndrome. She is very frank and doesn't hold back on how she feels about many issues concerning her son. I highly recommend Differences in Common! ... Read more

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This market-leading book provides educators with the most current information about the many facets of mental retardation and intellectual disabilities from a life-cycle perspective.  The authors provide comprehensive yet concise coverage of all relevant content and also show relationships between theory and practice, decode the terminology used in the field, and relate these terms and concepts to the reality of the classroom, the world of work, and the life of the community. ... Read more

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SoSo
The title and verbage of this book are demeaning and outdated. I know that its a MR is still utilized in many circles but it just seems outdated.

good
This book was delivered in perfect condition, better than dealer said. It also arrived promptly. ... Read more

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The Mental Retardation and Developmental Disability Treatment Planner provides all the elements necessary to quickly and easily develop formal treatment plans that satisfy the demands of HMOs, managed care companies, third-party payers, and state and federal review agencies.

• Saves you hours of time-consuming paperwork, yet offers the freedom to develop customized treatment plans for the severely and persistently mentally ill
• Organized around 28 main presenting problems, from family conflicts to paranoia, parenting, health issues, and more
• Over 1,000 clear statements describe the behavioral manifestations of each relational problem, and includes long-term goals, short-term objectives, and clinically tested treatment options
• Easy -to -use reference format helps locate treatment plan components by behavioral problem or DSM IV™ diagnosis
• Includes a sample treatment plan that conforms to the requirements of most third-party payers and accrediting agencies (including JCAHO and NCQA)

Additional resources in the PracticePlanner series:

Homework Planners feature behaviorally based, ready-to-use assignments to speed treatment and keep clients engaged between sessions.

Documentation Sourcebooks provide the forms and records that mental health professionals need to efficiently run their practice. ... Read more

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Most helpful resource I've used.
I work in the mental health and developmental disabilities field and I've found this book to be extremely helpful in writing treatment plans.In NC, the Local Management Entity approves or disapproves plans for state-funded consumers and all of my plans for individuals with a developmental disability have not only been approved, but highly complimented by the LME as well as fellow professionals.The book explains how to develop a good treatment plan including identification of a problem or need, a definition of the problem, how to development goals, how to construct objectives, and how to create interventions.It also includes Axis I or II diagnoses that might be associated with the presenting problems described.I look through the pages describing the particular problem I am writing about and modify it to personalize the goals and interventions to the individual with whom I am working.I would recommend this book to any professional or paraprofessional who works with people with developmental disabilities.I've had my copy for about three weeks and already the pages are filled with check marks and highlighter!

Excellent Resource
I found this book to be an excellent resource in my profession as a Qualified Professional.I use it frequently and would recommend purchasing it to anyone working in the mental health field. ... Read more

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Describes the home and school life of twelve-year-old Leslie, a girl with mental retardation, and discusses mental retardation in general. ... Read more

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This book contains the most widely used definition of mental retardation in the U.S. and is based on 10 years of use and research by a panel of 11 international experts.

What is mental retardation? How is it diagnosed? Can IQ scores alone determine if a person has mental retardation? What is the cut-off IQ score when deciding whether a person has mental retardation? Since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to ban execution of persons with mental retardation on June 22, 2002, states and courts grapple with these tough questions and more.

The 10th edition lays out a complete system of diagnosing mental retardation, easily understood by practitioners, public officials, and even families. Further, the book also provides an in-depth analysis on how supports can help better the lives of persons with mental retardation.

Mental Retardation also comes with a workbook containing key terms, examples, a case study, and ready-to-use forms that make it easier for practitioners to understand and implement the definition.

Also available:

Forms: Mental Retardation: Definition, Classification, and Systems of Supports - ISBN 0940898837
Adaptive Behavior and Its Measurement: Implications for the Field of Mental Retardation - ISBN 0940898640

Since 1876, the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) has been providing worldwide leadership in the field of disabilities. 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
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What is Mental Retardation? is a rare peekinto the divergent-and at times contentious-points of view among the world's leadingresearchers on what the condition of mentalretardation is and how it should be defined,measured, and implemented in the 21st century.This candid and insightful collection of 21 essaysfeatures expert opinion on issues ranging fromwhether mental retardation really is a slowingof mental development and what the disabilityshould be called, to how cultural norms affectthe definition of the condition worldwide andlessons learned from the Atkins v. Virginia case.

The definitions of mental retardation publishedfrom 1921-2002 by the American Association onIntellectual and Developmental Disabilities providethe backdrop for this powerful discussion.

Contents

Part I: The Concept of Mental Retardation: CriticalIssues 2005 (6 chapters)
Part II: The 2002 AAMR System and Its Critics andSupporters (3 chapters)
Part III: Emerging Models and Definitions of MentalRetardation (12 chapters).

Also available:

User's Guide: Mental Retardation: Definition, Classification, and Systems of Supports, 10th Edition - ISBN 0940898950
Mental Retardation: Definition, Classification, and Systems of Supports - ISBN 0940898810

Since 1876, the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD) has been providing worldwide leadership in the field of disabilities. 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
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The grief language of persons with mental retardation discloses intellectual capacities that are no less powerful, complex, subtle, disturbing, deep, and spiritual than those revealed in the more discursive and dialectical grief language of persons without mental retardation. This book will assist readers in recognizing and understanding the behavioral language of grief among persons with mental retardation and in developing intervention plans to support them through their grief, in both the short and long term. The book contributes to an awareness of the significance of loss in the life experience of persons with mental retardation. Experiencing loss may be a very powerful vulnerability in their mental or psychological life, and dealing with this loss is a basic element in psychological health. There has been an enormous hole in the death and dying literature and in the mental retardation literature on the mourning behavior and needs of persons with mental retardation. This book fills that hole, and lays a foundation for grief support services, establishes standards of practice and care, and is an educational primer about the loss and mourning needs of persons with mental retardation.The book is directed to grief counselors and therapists, other mental health workers who work with persons with mental retardation, agencies that support persons with mental retardation, and advocates and family of persons with mental retardation. It includes carefully detailed guidelines for support, therapeutic intervention, family issues regarding a dying caregiver, and agency interventions and program development.INTENDED AUDIENCEGrief counselors and therapists; professionals, families, and advocates in the field of mental retardation; among professionals: mental retardation service provider agencies and staff, mental health professional who provide services to persons with mental retardation, grief counselors and therapists, and academics interested in the mourning issues of persons with mental retardation. ... Read more

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This guide for professionals to aid adults with mental retardation in dealing with grief first covers background information on the universal grief process, then addresses grief issues specific to the mentally retarded adult population, and next provides practical guidelines for interacting and providing support (over 100 specific ideas). It features original artwork of adults with mental retardation working through the grief process. ... Read more

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This is just what our program was looking for
This is a clearly presented overview of grieving in adults with developmental disabilities that we have made the centerpiece of our curriculum on grieving.Our program serves adults with developmentaldisabilities with residential, work, and developmental day programs.Thisbook is used to orient staff to the grieving process, help them to know howto respond, and to plan activities for the people served by our program.Ithink that the large section on particular activities to help people workthrough grieving is unusual in this type of book and very practicallyuseful. ... Read more

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According to Edward Shorter, just forty years ago the institutions housing people with mental retardation (MR) had become a national scandal. The mentally retarded who lived at home were largely isolated and a source of family shame. Although some social stigma still attaches to the people with developmental disabilities (a range of conditions including what until recently was called mental retardation), they now actively participate in our society and are entitled by law to educational, social, and medical services. The immense improvement in their daily lives and life chances came about in no small part because affected families mobilized for change but also because the Kennedy family made mental retardation its single great cause. Long a generous benefactor of MR-related organizations, Joseph P. Kennedy made MR the special charitable interest of the family foundation he set up in the 1950s.Although he gave all of his children official roles, he involved his daughter Eunice in performing its actual work identifying appropriate recipients of awards and organizing the foundation's activities.With unique access to family and foundation papers, Shorter brings to light the Kennedy family's strong commitment to public service, showing that Rose and Joe taught their children by precept and example that their wealth and status obligated them to perform good works. Their parents expected each of them to apply their considerable energies to making a difference. Eunice Kennedy Shriver took up that charge and focused her organizational and rhetorical talents on putting MR on the federal policy agenda. As a sister of the President of the United States, she had access to the most powerful people in the country and drew their attention to the desperate situation of families affected by mental retardation.Her efforts made an enormous difference, resulting in unprecedented public attention to MR and new approaches to coordinating medical and social services. Along with her husband, R. Sargent Shriver, she made the Special Olympics a international, annual event in order to encourage people with mental retardation to develop their skills and discover the joy of achievement. She emerges from these pages as a remarkable and dedicated advocate for people with developmental disabilities.Shorter's account of mental retardation presents an unfamiliar view of the Kennedy family and adds a significant chapter to the history of disability in this country.Edward Shorter is a Professor at the University of Toronto where he holds the Hannah Chair in the History of Medicine. He is the author of "A History of Psychiatry from the Era of the Asylum to the Age of Prozac", as well as many other books in the fields of history and medicine. ... Read more

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Enlightened?
What Joe Kennedy did was to take a reportedly shy and mildly retarded woman (or so they claimed) and obliterate her humanity with a lobotomy. The reason is reported to be that she was considered an embarassment and a potential roadblock to Kennedy political ambitions.

It was a "failed" lobotomy, the reports frequently say. What would constitute a successful lobotomy? The Kennedys have spent the subsequent decades promoting psychiatric tortures and coercive mistreatments of millions of other Americans who have ended up in the clutches of the "mental health community." In short, their "philanthropy" is one of support for violence and torture. For this they are feted as humanitarians by apologists such as this author.

How the Kennedy's personal issue became a political movement
This book examines why and how the Kennedys became involved with Mental Retardation and eventually all disability right issues. Because myself and many other Americans have benefited from the civil rights laws of the last thirty years, it is eye opening to remember a world had once existed without those laws.

People with disabilties were so scorned by society that 'erasing' their presence or locking them up at home was previously considered the most loving option. Partially from their own history with Rosemary, the Kennedys felt obligated to use their reputation and change these public moores.

This same book also notes how the independent living movement eventually surpassed Eunice Kennedy Shriver's Special Olympic work as the most visible manifestation of people with disabilties. Although their visiblity was made possible through the family's previous community organizing, people with disabilities themselves subsequently sought a greater role in a movement dedicated to their rights.

However enlightened for the time, Special Olympics are today considered by some people to instead reinforce 'poster child' sterotypes of people with disabilities. Reccent Special Olympic materials are mindful of the shift, now stressing participant empowerment and dignity. Mental retardation references were revised with the term 'intellectual disabilities'.

This is not a particularly involved read, but it is interesting for people interested in the Kennedy family and/or disability rights. Because it is supposed to focus on the family's contributions to this policy area, the scope is much smaller than other disability history books. At the same time, this book does not pretend this family had all the answers with disability rights issues, and acknowlleged they were as influenced by other activists as the activists were influenced by them. ... Read more