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Controversial therapies for developmental disabilities [electronic resource] : fad, fashion, and science in professional practice / [edited by] John W. Jacobson, Richard M. Foxx, James A. Mulick.

Contributor(s): Jacobson, John W | Foxx, Richard M | Mulick, James A. (James Anton), 1948-.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Mahwah, N.J. : Lawrence Erlbaum Assoc., 2005General Notes: Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.Description: 1 online resource (xxii, 505 p.) : ill.ISBN: 1410611914 (electronic bk.); 9781410611918 (electronic bk.); 9780805841916 (alk. paper); 0805841911 (alk. paper); 9780805841923 (pbk. : alk. paper); 080584192X (pbk. : alk. paper).Subject(s): Developmental disabilities | Developmentally disabled -- Rehabilitation | Developmentally disabled -- Care | Developmentally disabled -- Services forGenre/Form: Electronic books DDC classification: 616.85/8803 Online resources: Access full-text materials at no charge:
Contents:
Where do fads come from? / Stuart Vyse -- Sifting sound practice from snake oil / Judith E. Favell -- The nature and value of empirically validated interventions / Crighton Newsom and Christine A. Hovanitz -- The appeal of unvalidated treatments / Tristram Smith -- Historial approaches to developmental disabilities / John W. Jacobson, James A. Mulick, and Richard M. Foxx -- Classification versus labeling / Susan Vig -- The self-esteem fallacy / Richard M. Foxx and Constance E. Roland -- The delusion of full inclusion / Devery R. Mock and James M. Kauffman -- Credulity and gullibility among service providers : an attempt to understand why snake oil sells / Stephen Greenspan -- Developmental disabilities and the paranormal / John W. Jacobson and James A. Mulick -- Fads in general education : fad, fraud, and folly / Martin A. Kozloff -- Fads in special education : an overview / Thomas Zane -- The neutralization of special education / William L. Heward and Susan M. Silvestri -- Fads in speech-language pathology / Mareile Koenig and Cheryl Gunter -- Autism : a late 20th century fad magnet / Bernard Metz, James A. Mulick, and Eric M. Butter -- Helping parents separate the wheat from the chaff : putting autism treatments to the test / Shannon Kay and Stuart Vyse -- Severe aggressive and self-destructive behavior : mentalistic attribution / Steve Holburn -- Severe aggressive and self-destructive behavior : the myth of the nonaversive treatment of severe behavior / Richard M. Foxx -- Person-centered planning : a faux fixe in the service of humanism? / J. Grayson Osborne -- Sensory integrative therapy / Tristram Smith, Daniel W. Mruzek, and Dennis Mozingo -- Auditory integration training : a critical review / Oliver C. Mudford and Chris Cullen -- Facilitated communication : the ultimate fad treatment / John W. Jacobson, Richard M. Foxx, and James A. Mulick -- Positive behavior support : a paternalistic utopian delusion / James A. Mulick and Eric M. Butter -- Nonaversive treatment / Crighton Newsom and Kimberly A. Kroeger -- Gentle teaching / Chris Cullen and Oliver C. Mudford -- Ethical dilemmas and the most effective therapies / Peter Sturmey -- Judicial remedies for fads and fraudulent treatment practices / Edmond Tiryak -- The National Institutes of Health consensus development conference on the treatment of destructive behaviors : a study in professional politics / Richard M. Foxx -- Afterword / James M. Johnston.
Summary: What approaches to early intervention, education, therapy, and remediation really help those with mental retardation and developmental disabilities improve their functioning and adaptation? This book brings together leading behavioral scientists and practitioners to focus light on the major controversies surrounding such questions.
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Available through the EBSCO e-book Collection, which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.

Where do fads come from? / Stuart Vyse -- Sifting sound practice from snake oil / Judith E. Favell -- The nature and value of empirically validated interventions / Crighton Newsom and Christine A. Hovanitz -- The appeal of unvalidated treatments / Tristram Smith -- Historial approaches to developmental disabilities / John W. Jacobson, James A. Mulick, and Richard M. Foxx -- Classification versus labeling / Susan Vig -- The self-esteem fallacy / Richard M. Foxx and Constance E. Roland -- The delusion of full inclusion / Devery R. Mock and James M. Kauffman -- Credulity and gullibility among service providers : an attempt to understand why snake oil sells / Stephen Greenspan -- Developmental disabilities and the paranormal / John W. Jacobson and James A. Mulick -- Fads in general education : fad, fraud, and folly / Martin A. Kozloff -- Fads in special education : an overview / Thomas Zane -- The neutralization of special education / William L. Heward and Susan M. Silvestri -- Fads in speech-language pathology / Mareile Koenig and Cheryl Gunter -- Autism : a late 20th century fad magnet / Bernard Metz, James A. Mulick, and Eric M. Butter -- Helping parents separate the wheat from the chaff : putting autism treatments to the test / Shannon Kay and Stuart Vyse -- Severe aggressive and self-destructive behavior : mentalistic attribution / Steve Holburn -- Severe aggressive and self-destructive behavior : the myth of the nonaversive treatment of severe behavior / Richard M. Foxx -- Person-centered planning : a faux fixe in the service of humanism? / J. Grayson Osborne -- Sensory integrative therapy / Tristram Smith, Daniel W. Mruzek, and Dennis Mozingo -- Auditory integration training : a critical review / Oliver C. Mudford and Chris Cullen -- Facilitated communication : the ultimate fad treatment / John W. Jacobson, Richard M. Foxx, and James A. Mulick -- Positive behavior support : a paternalistic utopian delusion / James A. Mulick and Eric M. Butter -- Nonaversive treatment / Crighton Newsom and Kimberly A. Kroeger -- Gentle teaching / Chris Cullen and Oliver C. Mudford -- Ethical dilemmas and the most effective therapies / Peter Sturmey -- Judicial remedies for fads and fraudulent treatment practices / Edmond Tiryak -- The National Institutes of Health consensus development conference on the treatment of destructive behaviors : a study in professional politics / Richard M. Foxx -- Afterword / James M. Johnston.

What approaches to early intervention, education, therapy, and remediation really help those with mental retardation and developmental disabilities improve their functioning and adaptation? This book brings together leading behavioral scientists and practitioners to focus light on the major controversies surrounding such questions.

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