Clinical Assessment of Children with Disabilities with a Focus on Physical, Language, and Cognitive Skill Development

Clinical Assessment of Children with Disabilities with a Focus on Physical, Language and Cognitive Skill Development

(Psychology, OT, PT, SLP Faculty and Trainees)                                        

• Clinical Assessment
• Coping with Challenging Behaviors
• Effective & Evidence-based Treatments in Communication, Gross and Fine Motor Therapies 
• Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) based therapies and other behavioral techniques
• Adaptive Equipment

Readings:

1. Plante, E., et al. (2014). Variability in the Language Input to Children Enhances Learning in a Treatment Context. American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 23,530-545.
2. NAC Phase 2 Report (2015)
3. Klin, A., Saulnier, C., Tsatsanis, K., & Volkmar, F.R. (2005). Clinical evaluation in autism spectrum disorders: Psychological assessment within a transdisciplinary framework. In F.R.Volkmar, R. Paul, A.Klin, & D.J.Cohen (Eds.), Handbook of autism and pervasive developmental disorders (3rd edition, pp. 772–798). New York: Wiley & Sons.

Videos:

1. Video: “Typical Speech and Language Development” (second video on the following page: http://slhs.arizona.edu/services/talking-matters
2. Video:  Occupational Therapy:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37qPEWQMQa4
3. Pediatric Physical Therapy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ock2HTMkP9w

Supplemental Readings and/or Video:

1. http://www.slideshare.net/jwattenberg/How-to-help-infants-and-children-d...