The Role of the Pediatrician with Young Exceptional Children and Their Families

1982 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 316-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judy Howard
Keyword(s):  
Early Intervention ◽  
Support System ◽  
Handicapped Child ◽  
Medical Problems ◽  
Exceptional Children ◽  
Handicapped Children ◽  
Community Agencies ◽  
Primary Responsibility ◽  
Early Diagnostic

The pediatrician's role in early intervention with handicapped children and their families is discussed primarily from the perspective of a subspecialist in handicapped children. Although the needs of the handicapped child and family are so extensive and ongoing that a host of professionals are required throughout the child's life, the pediatrician has a primary responsibility for guiding parents through the early diagnostic phase and helping them cope with the multiplicity of ongoing and emerging medical problems that tend to arise. In addition, pediatricians can be effective in assisting parents in the process of becoming more confident and competent in relating to their handicapped child and, through collaboration with other disciplines and community agencies, can provide a consistent and coordinated support system.

Marital Intimacy in Parents of Exceptional Children

1989 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 519-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra N. Fisman ◽  
Lucille C. Wolf ◽  
Samuel Noh
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Parenting Stress ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Autistic Children ◽  
Exceptional Children ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Handicapped Children ◽  
Perceived Parenting ◽  
Marital Intimacy

The purpose of this study was to examine the role of perceived parenting stress and parental depression on marital intimacy between parents of handicapped children versus developmentally normal children, and to investigate discrepancies between husbands' and wives' reports of marital intimacy. The parents of 31 autistic children, 31 Down Syndrome children and 62 developmentally normal children, matched for both mental and chronological age were studied. Results indicated significantly greater stress and depression, as well as lower marital intimacy for mothers of autistic children than mothers of normal children, and significantly greater stress than mothers of Down Syndrome children who fell somewhere between other groups of parents in all three measures. Fathers of autistic children experienced significantly higher parenting stress than the other groups, as well as lower marital intimacy but there were no differences amongst fathers on measures of depression. Low scores on subscales of identity and compatibility for mothers implying low self esteem contributed significantly to the lowered perception of marital intimacy. Implications for intervention, based on these findings, are discussed.

THEY DON'T KNOW HOW YOU FEEL

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1978 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 62-62
Keyword(s):  
Spina Bifida ◽  
Medical Profession ◽  
Handicapped Child ◽  
Medical Problems ◽  
Handicapped Children ◽  
Know How ◽  
At Home

They Get This Training, But They Don't Really Know How You Feel is the title of a collection of transcripts of interviews with the parents of handicapped children.... A number of themes emerged from what the parents had to say. One was that the professionals often gave the impression of not wanting to look at the family's difficulties in coping with a handicapped child. Doctors, for example, were seen as wanting to look only at the purely medical problems. One mother commented: "When they're in hospital, desperately ill, and they know—like spina bifida babies, they know they can operate and most likely save their lives, but I think it's wrong. The medical profession is inclined to do all this—wonderful they've saved another life. But then they don't get the back-lash, we're the ones who have to take them over at home. I think they're hypocrites, all of them." ...Often the parents felt fobbed off with pity they could not use—"you can just see them humouring you; it's no good, sympathy without action."

Changing Role Perceptions for Parents of Handicapped Children

1971 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathryn P. Meadow ◽  
Lloyd Meadow
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Handicapped Child ◽  
Role Perception ◽  
Socialization Process ◽  
Handicapped Children ◽  
Role Change ◽  
Emotional Aspects ◽  
Changing Role

Socialization to the role of parent of a handicapped child is usually a traumatic and conflict producing experience. There are both instrumental (technical) and expressive (emotional) aspects of this role change which need resolution. The agents of socialization, such as doctors, teachers, social workers, and handicapped adults, play an important role in the socialization process. The transition in role perception is also influenced by the socioeconomic status, age, religion, and physical characteristics of the parents and by the sex and birth order of the child. An understanding of the influence of these factors should assist the agents of socialization in helping parents and in turn be beneficial to the handicapped child in making an effective adjustment to his handicap.

scholarly journals Handicapped children: Emotional development and role of the therapist

1979 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 91-93
Author(s):  
R. S. Jacobson ◽  
G. Straker
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Development ◽  
Handicapped Child ◽  
The Self ◽  
Handicapped Children ◽  
Self Knowledge

The development of trust, pride and autonomy, initiative and industry in the first ten years of childhood is described. The problems encountered by the handicapped child and his parents are pointed out. The role the therapist can play and the self knowledge necessary for this role are briefly discussed.

Counseling Families of Severely Visually Handicapped Children

1973 ◽  
Vol 67 (6) ◽  
pp. 251-257
Author(s):  
Helen E. Froyd
Keyword(s):  
Handicapped Child ◽  
Developmental Task ◽  
Professional Counseling ◽  
Handicapped Children ◽  
Community Agencies ◽  
Sighted Child ◽  
Professional Person ◽  
Visually Handicapped ◽  
Essential Service ◽  
Immediate Reactions

Professional counseling can benefit both the severely visually handicapped child and his family. Initially, counseling may be useful to family members as they deal with their immediate reactions to the diagnosis and begin to develop realistic expectations for their handicapped child. When involved, the professional person may continue to provide an essential service. As the severely visually handicapped child faces each developmental task, the route he takes to achievement differs greatly from that used by the sighted child; hence, the uniqueness of the needs of the severely visually handicapped child. This uniqueness, how to deal with it, and what problems arise when it goes unrecognized, are all potential areas in which the professional person may be involved. In addition to these direct services, the professional person may serve as consultant to community agencies willing to work with these children. Unfortunately, persons prepared to meet the needs described are seldom available to the severely visually handicapped child and his family.

The Expanding Role of Echocardiography in Interventional Cardiology

2010 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsay A Smith ◽  
Amit Bhan ◽  
Mark J Monaghan ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Interventional Procedures ◽  
Imaging Modality ◽  
Interventional Cardiology ◽  
Design And Technology ◽  
Team Approach ◽  
Medical Problems ◽  
Multidisciplinary Team Approach ◽  
Case Selection ◽  
Optimal Imaging

Echocardiography provides excellent realtime imaging of the heart, making it the imaging modality of choice immediately before, during and after cardiac interventional procedures. It helps to guide case selection and execution of the intervention, evaluates the effects of the intervention and enables early detection of complications. Advances in the design and technology of medical devices and delivery systems, coupled with demand for alternative non-surgical therapies for common medical problems, have led to an increase in the volume, variety and complexity of non-coronary cardiac interventional procedures performed. Many of these procedures require a multidisciplinary team approach and demand optimal imaging to ensure successful outcomes. The aim of this article is to review the expanding role of echocardiography in non-coronary interventional cardiology in adults.

SISTEM PENDUKUNG KEPUTUSAN PEMILIHAN GURU BERPRESTASI KOTA MEDAN MENERAPKAN METODE PREFERENCES SELECTION INDEX (STUDI KASUS : DINAS PENDIDIKAN KOTA MEDAN)

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fajar Syahputra ◽  
Mesran Mesran ◽  
Ikhwan Lubis ◽  
Agus Perdana Windarto
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Decision Support System ◽  
Support System ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Basic Education ◽  
Selection Index ◽  
Main Task ◽  
Selection Of

The teacher is a major milestone in the world of education, the ability and achievement of students cannot be separated from the role of a teacher in teaching and guiding students. Based on the Law of the Republic of Indonesia No. 14 of 2005 concerning Teachers and Lecturers, in Article 1 explained that teachers are professional educators with the main task of educating, teaching, guiding, directing, training, evaluating, and evaluating students in early childhood education through formal education, basic education and education medium. Whereas in Article 4 of the Act, it is explained that the position of teachers as professionals serves to enhance the dignity and role of teachers as learning agents to function to improve the quality of national education.Decision making is an election process, among various alternatives that aim to meet one or several targets. The decision-making system has 4 phases, namely intelligence, design, choice and implementation. These phases are the basis for decision making, which ends with a recommendation.The Preferences Selection Index (PSI) method is a rarely used decision support system method. This method is a method developed by stevanie and Bhatt (2010) to solve the Multi Criteria Decision Making (MCDM). With the right consideration, this method can be one of the tools to determine policies in decision-making systems, especially the selection of outstanding teachers. Determination of policies taken as a basis for decision making, must use criteria that can be defined clearly and objectively.Keywords: Decision Support System, PSI, Selection of Achieving Teachers

Cultural orientation, perceived support and participation of female students in formal entrepreneurship in the sub-Saharan economy of Ghana

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 299-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Anlesinya ◽  
Oluwayemisi Ajoke Adepoju ◽  
Ulf Henning Richter
Keyword(s):  
Support System ◽  
Power Distance ◽  
Cultural Orientation ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Perceived Support ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Cultural Orientations ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Ghanaian Women

Purpose This purpose of this paper is to examine cultural orientations and intention of Ghanaian women to engage in entrepreneurship while assessing the role of perceived support system. The aim is to contribute to the literature in the sub-Saharan African context where women entrepreneurs are generally under-researched, despite their increasing significant roles in socio-economic development in the continent even in the face of huge cultural barriers. Design/methodology/approach The study uses a hierarchical regression analysis and Hay’s PROCESS moderation technique to analyze survey data from 190 female students from Ghana, Africa. Findings The results indicate that uncertainty avoidance and power distance cultural orientations have significant positive and negative effects, respectively, on women’s participation in formal entrepreneurship. However, collectivism and masculine cultural orientations do not have any effect on their intention to engage in formal entrepreneurial activity. The study further shows that perceived support system has a buffering effect on the destructive consequences of power distance culture on formal entrepreneurship intentions. On the contrary, perceived support does not moderate the relationship between uncertainty avoidance, collectivism and masculine cultural and formal entrepreneurial intention. Practical implications Given the fact that most African governments are making efforts to accelerate the growth and development of their economies via entrepreneurship and economic empowerment, this study’s findings encourage stakeholders to implement measures to leverage on the positive dimensions of cultures to facilitate the development of formal entrepreneurship among Ghanaian women while mitigating the negative consequences of cultural practices. The findings further highlight the need to evaluate the current level of support given to women in Ghana. The study suggests that provision of sufficient level of support can make women more willing to challenge the status quo in power distance cultures and take personal initiatives, thereby leading to more formal entrepreneurial actions. Originality/value This study is a significant addition to women entrepreneurship literature because the role of culture in females’ intention to participate in entrepreneurship is generally an under-researched area. Besides, our examination of national cultural variation at the individual level on formal entrepreneurship intention in a heterogeneous setting is novel. The study also highlights the buffering roles of perceived support on the destructive consequences of power distance cultural orientation on formal entrepreneurial development among women.

Especially for Special Educators

1976 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 244-252 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Special Education ◽  
Teacher Education ◽  
Education Research ◽  
Special Educators ◽  
Exceptional Children ◽  
Teacher Education Research

Thirty special educators, some of whom have worked in the field for over 50 years, were interviewed by telephone. Each was asked to identify milestone events and pioneers in special education and to describe the development and role of teacher education, research, and The Council for Exceptional Children over the years. Crucial issues and needs in the field today were identified by the group and their responses were synthesized into the first of a series of articles celebrating the Bicentennial.

Pediatricians and The Education for All Handicapped Children Act of 1975 (public law 94-142)

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1978 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-137
Author(s):  
Francine H. Jacobs ◽  
Deborah Klein Walker
Keyword(s):  
Educational Opportunity ◽  
Public Law ◽  
Handicapped Child ◽  
Education For All ◽  
Special Education Services ◽  
Handicapped Children ◽  
Free Appropriate Public Education ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
State And Local ◽  
Procedural Rights

In November 1975, Congress passed The Education for All Handicapped Children Act (public law 94-142) which became effective on October 1, 1977. This law requires that any state receiving funds through PL 94-142 provide a "free appropriate public education" for each resident handicapped child, and protect the procedural rights of parents and children in the receipt of these special education services. State and local educational agencies (school systems) must develop and implement plans to identify, locate, and evaluate these children, and place them into suitable programs, all toward the goal of "full educational opportunity" for each (sections 612 and 613).1

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